Taxi driver charged with rape of young girl

Haimraj Narine, a 22-year-old taxi driver from Aberdeen, Essequibo Coast, was charged on Wednesday with ‘Rape of a Child under (16) years’, according to a statement from the Guyana Police Force,

The incident occurred on the May 13, 2023 on the Essequibo Coast.

The case hearing was held at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court before Tamieka Clarke, where a paper committal was held and all relevant statements and documents were tendered and marked as exhibits.

Magistrate Clarke ruled that based on the ‘sufficient’ evidence before the court, she is committing the accused to stand trial at the next practicable session at the Suddie Supreme Criminal Court.

Bail was granted in the sum of $150,000.