Kitty man gets 2 years for break and enter and larceny

– female accomplice granted bail

Shawn Persaud, called Shawn Yhap, a 46-year-old unemployed man of Lot 67 Pike Street, Kitty, and 18-year-old Aaliya Gonsalves also called “Aaliya Persaud” were joined slapped with a break and enter and larceny charge.
They both appeared before Magistrate R Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court where the charge was read to them.


Shawn Persaud pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. He was also sentenced to an additional two years for an offence similar in nature. The sentences will run concurrently.
Gonsalves pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of $20,000. She will make her next court appearance on November 9, 2022.
It was reported that hours after robbing 67-year-old Diana Agrippa of Good Hope, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD), the suspected perpetrators were nabbed in a minibus with the loot.
The robbery reportedly took place two Wednesdays ago.
It was further reported that Agrippa secured her home and went to the shop, but upon returning home a short while after, she observed that one of her access doors had been prized open. Upon checking, she realised that several items were missing.

On bail: Aaliya Gonsalves

She immediately contacted the Police and reported the robbery. Police received information that the two suspects – a male and a female – had joined a minibus and were heading to Georgetown.
As a result, in collaboration with the Vigilance and Mahaica patrols, the suspects were apprehended at Enmore Public Road, ECD.
A search was conducted on both individuals during which one Dell laptop, two cell phones, one electronic tablet, two dresses, one pair of sandals, one Dove cream, two deodorants, one portable DVD player, and six pairs of underwear were found in their possession. They were subsequently charged.