An armed robbery accused was on Wednesday found guilty as charged and sentenced to two years in prison.
Rohit Lall, called “Pudduck”, a 27-year-old fisherman of Lot 1 Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast, appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam in that Ann Regina Magistrate’s Court in respect to an offence that occurred on May 18 at Devonshire Castle, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Lall is no stranger to law enforcement officials. On November 23 last, Police ranks found him hiding under a bed days after he had been sentenced in absentia by a magistrate for assaulting a Police officer.
Rohit Lall, called “Pudduck”
The fisherman, who had been out on bail, had been on trial for the offence, but he
had stopped attending the court proceedings. The presiding magistrate had continued with the trial, and had found him guilty as charged at the end thereof.
Lall was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in his absence, and a sentencing warrant was issued for him.
Days after he was convicted, Police were conducting several exercises on the Essequibo Coast when they arrested Lall, after he was found hiding under a bed in a house.
In 2017, Lall had been sentenced to 40 months in prison after he admitted to inflicting grievous bodily harm on Jairaj Seeraj on September 29, 2017 during an argument. (G1)
