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Taxi driver remanded for molesting girl, 16, at GPHC
Five days after he sneaked into the female ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and allegedly molested a 16-year-old girl, Anand Persaud, was arraigned in a City court charged with a sexual offence.
Anand Persaud
Persaud, 48, a taxi driver, of Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara was remanded to prison until October 23, when he will make another appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
The brief court hearing was held in camera.
According to reports, around 00:30hrs, on Sunday, a man, believed to be Persaud sneaked into the third floor of the hospital, which houses the female ward and molested the teenager.
He reportedly told the young girl to place her fingers on her lips and be quiet, while he asked her whether, she loved him and wanted to marry him. It was reported that the 16-year-old, who shares the room with other patients lay helpless, as the perpetrator slipped his hands under her cover and groped her.
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