-jailed for eight months on breach of protection order
Captured fugitive, Ronald Balgobin, a 31-year-old taxi driver from Lot 758, Cinderella City, Linden and Lot 1058 Amelia’s Ward, Linden was charged on Monday with the following offences:
(1) Abduction
(2) Breach of Protection Order
A release yesterday from the police said that Balgobin was charged with committing the crimes against Basmattie ‘Penny’ Bassant, a 37-year-old housewife residing at Annandale, East Coast Demerara. The incident reportedly occurred on October 27, 2024, at approximately 10:00 hrs at Annandale, ECD.
On Friday 31st January 2025, the complainant (Bassant) was warned to attend the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court on Monday 3rd February 2025, but she was absent.
The accused appeared at about 10:45 am at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce where the abduction charge was read to him and he was remanded to prison. The matter was postponed to March 13th 2025 for a report.
For the Breach of Protection Order, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 8 months imprisonment.
