Labourer to stand trial for rape

Rape accused Danford Thomas

Danford Thomas, also called ‘Dennis’, a 20-year-old labourer of Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), was on Wednesday committed by Anna Regina Magistrate Tamieka Clarke to stand trial in the High Court on a charge of rape, allegedly committed on November 28, 2023.
The magistrate has ruled that there is sufficient evidence before the court to commit the accused to stand trial at the next practicable session of the Suddie Criminal Court.
He has been placed on bail in the sum of $300,000 as he awaits the commencement of his High Court trial.