Latest update March 31st, 2025 6:44 AM
Latest News
- ExxonM and CNOOC sticking to 11B barrels figure in Stabroek Block, but Hess says estimate higher
- Deadly Israeli strikes mar Gaza Eid celebrations
- Govt. to roll out automated speed ticketing system next week
- Bandits push down guard, rob Chinese nationals of over $1M in cash, other items
- Omai increases gold pit drilling
Maintenance worker indicted for death of child, 7
A senior city Magistrate yesterday remanded a 28-year-old man following the road accident that claimed the life of a
Accused:
Jermaine Carrol
Grade Two St. Pius Primary School pupil, recently.
Jermaine Carrol, who identified himself as a maintenance worker from Church’s, was yesterday taken before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and formally charged for the death of 7-year-old Joseph Quallis. He was also charged with driving an uninsured car.
The first charge which was read to him by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry detailed that on June 12, on Freeman Street, East La Penitence, he drove in a manner dangerous to the public, while piloting motor car PPP 5831 thereby causing Quallis’ death.
He was accused too of using the said car which, at the time, was not covered by third party risk insurance.
To the allegations, he pleaded not guilty and submitted an application for bail. Carrol, who was unrepresented by legal counsel, told the Magistrate he had never been charged before.
Corporal Bharat Mangru, the Prosecutor, said that on the day in question the accused was driving west along the southern half of Freeman Street, East LaPenitence, at a fast rate.
The driver, he said, then lost control of the vehicle and it collided with the seven-year-old student who was at the time standing on a concrete bridge on the southern side.
The vehicle reportedly crashed into a fence pinning the child.
Quallis, a resident of La Penitence, was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he subsequently succumbed to injuries sustained during the accident.
The Prosecution noted that it was during investigations that ranks discovered that Carrol was driving an uninsured vehicle.
Victim: Joseph Quallis
He was later taken into police custody and charged for the offences.
Corporal Mangru offered objections to bail citing that the accused had several matters but had constantly been evading the police. On this ground, Mangru opined that Carrol is a flight risk and may not return to court to face the charges.
The Prosecution urged the court to consider too, the prevalence of fatal accidents in society as well as the penalty the offence attracts and deny the accused bail.
The Chief Magistrate upheld the objections of the Prosecution and remanded Carrol to prison. The case will be called again on July 4 for statements.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
Choosing between bad and worse
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- I’ve always had an aversion to elections, which I suppose is natural for someone who... more
The U.S. “Joining” the Commonwealth: an unreasonable expectation
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- Recent media stories have suggested that King Charles III could “invite” the United... more
Weekend Cartoon
