Teen charged with attempted rape of elderly woman

A youth, 17, was yesterday accused of assaulting an elderly woman with intent to rape her.

The teen appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh during an in-camera hearing in the Children’s Court in Georgetown, where he was charged with the offence and later granted bail.

It is alleged that on October 29th, 2019, at Kuru Kuru, the teen assaulted a 61-year-old woman with intent to rape her.