Golden Grove woman gets $650K bail for causing the death of elderly woman

Twenty-eight-year-old Rushana Hopkinson was granted $650,000 bail on Wednesday for causing the death of Jacqueline Cumberbatch following an accident along the Rupert Craig Highway. Hopkinson, of Lot 77 Section C Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD), appeared before Magistrate Abigale Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court and was not required to plead to the indictable charge. Police stated that on Sunday, February 22, in the vicinity of MovieTowne, Greater Georgetown, Hopkinson drove motor car PАМ 4632 in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of 65-year-old Jacqueline Cumberbatch. She was granted bail with conditions that she reports to the police and lodge her passport. The matter was adjourned to March 30, 2026.
It was reported that Cumberbatch, a resident of Liliendaal, was reportedly on her way to MovieTowne to collect her pension when she was struck down along the Rupert Craig Highway Southern Carriageway. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A relative had told this publication that the family received a call shortly after, informing them of her death. Upon arrival at the scene, Cumberbatch’s lifeless body was seen on the parapet. Hopkinson was later arrested and charged with the offence of causing death by dangerous driving.