Man gets 2-year jail sentence for escaping from police custody

Thirty-year-old Heamwant Charrittar of Affiance, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon–Supenaam) was on Tuesday slapped with a two-year jail sentence for escaping from lawful custody.

Based on reports, the accused was arrested on a charge of stealing a goat and was taken into custody on Thursday, March 12, 2026. However, he managed to escape while in custody but was subsequently arrested and charged.

He appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded guilty to the charge after the Administration of Justice Act (AJA) was applied.

Following his plea, he was sentenced to two years of imprisonment.