Alleged granny robber, rapist remanded

Last Updated on Friday, 1 April 2016, 18:31 by Denis Chabrol

Samuel George being escorted by a policeman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A 27-year old man has been accused of raping and robbing a grandmother while she was on duty at a Municipal Day Care Centre at East Ruimveldt, Georgetown,

Samuel David George of East Ruimveldt was remanded to prison until April 14, 2016 by Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan. .

He is accused of robbing the woman of one cellular phone valued GYD$5,000 and GYD$18,000 cash.

Police Prosecutor, Deniro Jones objected to bail, saying that the defendant had a pending rape charge against him and that he had given police a different address.

Claiming that he was wrongfully accused of the offences, he refused to walk into the courtroom and so was lifted inside by policemen even as he appealed to President David Granger for assistance.  “Granger, Granger, help me”.

The woman was allegedly beaten robbed and raped twice within 35 minutes at about 1 AM on March 28, 2016.