Cop granted $500,000 bail for causing death of 15-Y-O in road accident

Yonelle Cumberbatch, 35, a Police Corporal of Eastville Housing Scheme, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, has been charged in connection with a fatal accident that occurred on Thursday October 30, 2025 about 07:30hrs on Success Public Road, East Coast Demerara.

The accident involved Motor Car # PAB 214 driven by Corporal Cumberbatch and pedestrian Navindra Mahes, a 15-year-old male of Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara who was pronounced dead following the incident.

On Tuesday November 4, 2025, Corporal Cumberbatch appeared before Senior Magistrate, Abigail Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court where a charge of 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑𝟓 (𝟏) 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐭, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟏:𝟎𝟐 was read to her. She was not required to plead to the charge and was granted 𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 $𝟓𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎.

This matter was 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

As part of the bail conditions, Corporal Cumberbatch is required to lodge her passport with the Court and report to the Police on the first Monday of every month.