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Minister’s son rape allegations …DPP perusing file

Aug 01, 2013 News

 

The file concerning the sexual assault of a 27 year old woman, who was also allegedly beaten by Robeson Benn Jr, the son of a prominent government minister, is currently engaging the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Kaieteur News was told yesterday that the file has been dispatched to the office and will be completed soon.  Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell had earlier stated that the Force was ensuring that ranks carry out a meticulous probe.
Benn Jr has been accused of violently assaulting his 27-year old ex-girlfriend at her apartment in the wee hours of June 23, 2013. The woman had given her statement to the police in the presence of attorney Nigel Hughes. She was also examined by a doctor who has since forwarded his report to the police.
Benn Jr. has since been released on bail after being taken into police custody. In a statement the young man claimed that he was invited into the home by the young woman. It is unclear what he has said in regard to the injuries the woman sustained. The woman was severely beaten to the face, which was left swollen and bloodshot.
The woman said that she was in bed when she heard a knock on the door around 04:00 hours on June 23rd last. She said that she was expecting a relative who was spending time with her, so she opened the door, only to be confronted by her ex-boyfriend. The woman said she immediately tried to shut the door but the younger Benn forced his way in.
She said that after she kept insisting that he leaves, Benn became annoyed and began punching her to her face and about the body, leaving her entire face swollen and her upper body badly bruised. Things escalated and he allegedly sexually assaulted her. The woman estimated that her ordeal lasted about 20 minutes before her ex-boyfriend left.
She claimed that during the ordeal, Benn was brandishing a gun. But in his statement to the police, Robeson Benn Jr denied that any gun was involved. The woman said that after the attack, she contacted close friends who took her to the Alberttown Police Station.

 

 

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