Dindyal Persaud, a 47-year-old labourer of Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was charged on Friday and remanded to prison after he assaulted a Police Officer.
Persaud reportedly assaulted Lorenzo Gitten, a Police Constable at the Grove Police Station on January 16.
Police Headquarters reported that the man appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Diamond/ Grove Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The charge of ‘Assault with Intent to Prevent Law Apprehension’ was read to him and he pleaded not guilty.
He was, however, remanded to prison. The matter has been adjourned to February 7, 2025 for statements.