A 43-year-old fisherman from Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, has been sentenced to three months in prison after pleading guilty to breaching a protection order filed by his wife.
Elton Blake, was charged under Section 16 (2) (a) of the Family Violence Act of 2024 for violating the order against his wife, Jaiwantie Andrews, a 36-year-old housewife. The incident took place on Tuesday, at their residence in Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo.
Blake appeared before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to the charge. He was sentenced to three months imprisonment.
In another case, Kevin Roberts, a 32-year-old labourer from Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, has been sentenced to one month in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting his 17-year-old wife, Annalisa Francis.
Kevin Roberts
The assault took place on March 9, at their residence on Church Street, Queenstown, Essequibo Coast. Roberts was charged under Section 21 of the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, Chapter 8:02.
He also appeared before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one month imprisonment.
Elton Blake
Meanwhile, Otis Baird, a 56-year-old miner from Richmond, Essequibo Coast, has been sentenced after being found guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm and using threatening language against Prince Holder, a 64-year-old Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) Region Two.
The incident occurred on Monday, January 13, at Richmond, Essequibo Coast. Baird was charged under Section 30 (a) and Section 141 (a) of the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, Chapter 8:02.
On Wednesday, he appeared before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court, where he was found guilty on both charges. He was sentenced to one month in prison for assault causing actual bodily harm and fined $20,000 for threatening language. If he fails to pay the fine, he will serve an additional one month in prison.
