A taxi driver who allegedly raped a seven-year-old child he was hired to take home from school was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged.
Sattish Ramkellawan, 30, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which stated that between January 1st and February 12th, 2019, at Timehri, he engaged in sexual activity with a child under the age of sixteen.
According to police, between the dates mentioned the child’s parents hired Ramkellawan to pick her up from school and drop her home. However, on one occasion he picked the child up from school and took her to the Jubilee Resort, where he allegedly raped her.
The child later told her parents what had transpired and the matter was reported and an investigation launched.
The prosecutor objected to bail being granted, while citing the prevalence of the offence and the penalty the charge attracts.
Ramkellawan was remanded to prison and told to return to court on January 13th, 2019, before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus.
