Two Corentyne sisters, who have become local viral sensations due to a video of them berating police at an outpost, were today asked to post a total of $100,000 bail after they were faced with almost a dozen charges between them.
Yasminie Ramsew, 22, called ‘Tina,’ and Hemwattie Singh, 28, called ‘Mona’ of Lot 3 Number 36 Village, Corentyne, appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.
Ramsew was charged with dangerous driving resulting in an accident, failure to stop after an accident, failure to report an accident, resisting arrest, disorderly behaviour and assaulting Constable Parks at the Rose Hall Outpost.
Singh, meanwhile, was charged with assaulting Police Constable Umkar Sukhnanand and damaging his cellphone, worth $190,000 along the Port Mourant Public Road, disorderly behaviour, assaulting Police Constable Parks and resisting arrest at the Rose Hall Outpost.
Both women pleaded not guilty to the charges.
It is alleged that Ramsew drove a car, bearing licence plate PTT 6628, of which Singh was an occupant, in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby resulting in an accident with another car, PLL 9377.
It is alleged that after the accident Ramsew fled the scene, resulting in a police patrol chasing after her.
The court heard that the police caught up with Ramsew along the Port Mourant Public Road and they were then escorted to the Rose Hall Outpost.
In a video of them at the outpost, which has since gone viral on social media, Ramsew and Singh were seen abusing the ranks present at the Rose Hall Outpost. The two young women, who were recorded by lawmen, also hurled several racial slurs at the ranks present.
However, they claimed that after they were denied the opportunity to do their own video recording in the police outpost Constable Parks assaulted them.
Ramsew told the court that she had a medical document from the police, while Singh claimed after court that she was a patient at the hospital for two days after the December 3rd incident.
Magistrate Hugh told the police prosecutor that he would trust that Ramsew’s allegation would be investigated. Singh told the court that she did not assault Sukhnanand or damage his phone.
The matters relating to the incidents which occurred along the Port Mourant Public Road have since been transferred to the Whim Magistrate’s Court, where they will be called on January 6th, while the charge relating to the incidents which occurred at the Rose Hall Outpost were transferred to the Albion Magistrate’s Court for January 7th.
Singh was seen smiling while the charges were being read to her yesterday, while Ramsew was seen rolling her eyes at a reporter who was taking notes.
They were accompanied by their parents at their arraignment.