Police arrest man who assaulted pensioner, reputed husband
A man who was on the run for a week after he allegedly beat a pensioner and her reputed husband and threatened to kill them was arrested on Sunday.
He was arrested on the East Bank of Berbice at around 15:30h – a short distance away from his home.
It had been reported that 72-year-old Deorattie Nekram of Rotterdam, East Bank Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), is living in fear after the suspect, who is her neighbour, attacked her in her home.
Deorattie Nekram
He also made threats to beat the elderly woman and end her life because she had reported the incident to the Police.
According to her, after she had a conversation with one of his children, the suspect walked into her home, grabbed her by the throat, choked and slapped her several times.
She said at the time, she was sitting on a bench, and the suspect pulled her by her neck out of her seat and tightened his fingers around her throat.
Injured: Vernon Cozier
Not finished, the suspect returned with a piece of wood and injured the woman’s reputed husband, Vernon Cozier, who was lying in a hammock.
The suspect, Pramanand Drepaul also called “Vishal”
Regional Commander Shivpersaud Bacchus said Police have since charged the 38-year-old labourer of Rotterdam, East Bank Berbice.
The suspect, Pramanand Drepaul, also called “Vishal”, will make his appearance at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court today.
