Twenty-three-year-old fisherman Roopnarine Mahadeo is now awaiting sentencing after being convicted by a jury of raping a 14-year-old girl back in 2021.
Following hours of deliberations yesterday afternoon, the 12-member panel returned a unanimous verdict, finding Mahadeo guilty as charged of the offence of rape of a child under 16 years of age.
Trial judge, Justice Navindra Singh has, however deferred sentencing to December 18th, to first hear from probation and other social impact reports.