A New Amsterdam man was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison after he opted to plead guilty at the High Court in Berbice to abducting and assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
Junior Fortune also known as “Outlaw”, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam was charged with the kidnapping of Onicia Crawford in December 2022. He was also accused of assaulting the woman with intent to cause grievous bodily harm or to maim, disfigure or disable her on December 27, 2022.
Fortune opted to enter a guilty plea at the High Court in Berbice and Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall sentenced the man to 10 years for the assault and five for the abduction.