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Robbed Corriverton taxi driver seeks release of car
Dover showing his medical expenses, bank book and vehicle ownership particulars
The Corriverton taxi driver who was attacked and shot by armed bandits last November is yet to recover his vehicle from the police. The vehicle is still impounded in the compound of the Springlands Police Station in Corriverton.
The taxi driver said that the detention of his car is severely hampering him from making his daily bread to support his wife and three children, who have all but dropped out of school due to a financial meltdown.
On November 11, last, 31-year-old Jermaine Dover of Lot 432 Number 77 Village was operating his hire car, HB 3172, as usual when he picked up two men at Number 76 Village, Corriverton. He was later brutally attacked in the vicinity of Moleson Creek.
The bandits left with the vehicle and cash. The vehicle was recovered a few days later in West Coast Berbice. Dover nearly lost his life. He spent several days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the New Amsterdam Hospital. The men were later caught, charged and jailed.
Since that time, Dover has been unable to recover the vehicle, his main means of making a daily bread for himself and family. He is suffering. Dover is claiming that the Magistrate, Krishendat Persaud, “does not want to release the vehicle to him” and he believes this is unfair, since the suspects told the court that it was not their vehicle.
He also related that the matter is also out of the police hands since they said that they cannot do anything about it. He believes the official is making him suffer.
He produced all related documents proving that he is the owner of the vehicle. “I gave evidence but it is the same pushing around with the car. The bandits admitted that the car was not their own. The magistrate asked the number two accused if he got any problem releasing the car to me and the suspect told the court ‘no’.”
He told this newspaper that the magistrate asked that the car be given a second inspection after which bloodstains were found inside. “He asked the female prosecutor if they did tests on the stains and she said ‘no’. “He locked up back the car…and yesterday [Friday] the car supposed to hand over but he said till April 15.
Dover said that not being able to operate the hire car is affecting him a lot, since he also has a bank loan on his house. “I got four children who go to school…and this thing really getting me frustrated now—how the magistrate has me. Look all my car papers here…my registration, my agreement of sales—all this I keep walking with!” he complained.
“I don’t know if he victimizing me or what (is) the case; only left for me to get frustrated. I done owe the bank for four months, but bank will understand a little fine situation but how long will they understand me?” One of my children missed his exams—he failed—I don’t have money to send them to school. I don’t work anywhere else…and I am pleading to see what can happen.
Dover last visited court on Friday, March 1 and was told that the case was deferred to April 15. “It’s so it deh all the time…this week—next week…this week…next week…”
The man has not fully recovered from his injuries. He still has a bullet lodged in his shoulder and a lens in his eyes; and owes a Corentyne doctor over $400,000.
“If I could able to work I would pay out some of my debts. Right now, I still have to do a surgery to remove a bullet in my shoulder—but money, money—why the magistrate won’t release my car; I don’t know what the reason”.
Efforts to contact Magistrate Krishendat Persaud proved futile.
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