A Corentyne man opted to plead guilty to rape, assault, robbery and burglary when he appeared at the High Court in Berbice on Thursday.
The accused Broan Luke also known as Bryan, 49, of High Reef, Albion, Corentyne, on Thursday appeared before Justice Simone Morris Ramlall where he pleaded guilty to rape, common assault, robbery under arms, and burglary.
Luke is accused of breaking into the victim’s house in August 2021, where he then raped, assaulted and robbed her.
It is alleged that on August 16, 2021, the accused broke into the victim’s house and entered her bedroom, held onto her neck, and ordered her not to say anything or he would kill her.
Based on the agreed facts which the accused pleaded guilty to, he also placed a knife to the victim’s neck and began to cuff her to her face, head, and neck. He then held onto her hair and pulled her off the bed, while demanding gold and money.
The victim’s granddaughter then woke up and began crying during which the accused told the victim to have her granddaughter stop crying or he would kill her also.
The court heard that the victim begged the accused not to hurt her granddaughter while he continued beating the woman.
He then turned off the lights and dragged the victim by her hair from the bedroom to the inner stairway and placed the knife at her neck and then raped her after which he dragged her from the stairway to the lower flat where a safe was located and she handed over to him $100,000.
In continuing the attack, he then dragged the victim by her hair to the eastern side of the dining area where he threw her down on the floor and raped her once more.
According to the facts of the matter, the victim begged the accused multiple times to stop but he did not. After assaulting the woman, he escaped after which she became unconscious.
Relatives were eventually alerted and the woman was rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital where she received medical attention.
A police report was filed and the accused was arrested and told investigators that he was drinking vodka with a friend and smoked a joint prior to arriving at the woman’s house.
Luke will return to court on June 27th for sentencing.
