A labourer of Lot 2 Wisroc, Wismar, Linden, was on Thursday charged for raping a child.
Rape accused Jamal Forde
The accused, 29-year-old Jamal Forde, was arrested since December 30, 2021, and remanded for another offence. However, on Thursday, he was slapped with another charge – Rape of a Child Under 16 Years which occurred on December 29, 2021.
The charge was laid under Section 10 (3) of the Sexual Offences Act Chapter 08:03. Forde appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune via Zoom at Linden Magistrate’s Court where he was not required to plead and was remanded to prison. The matter was postponed to March 30.
Just two days ago, Corwyn Arthur, popularly known as “Cross Eye,” of Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward, Linden, was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl back in 2013.
The convicted rapist had pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that he had engaged in sexual penetration of a 16-year-old girl on December 17, 2013. He was on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Demerara High Court.
Arthur was also charged for assaulting the victim while committing the act, and on Thursday, a 12-member jury, after deliberating, found him guilty on both counts. As such, he will return to court on April 11, 2022, for sentencing.
