Passenger gets six months for free taxi ride

Jan 17, 2019 News

Yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, Gajeshwarorito Sewnarine, from Berbice, was sentenced to prison after he admitted to a fraud charge that was made out against him.
It was alleged that last month at Laluni Street, Queenstown, Georgetown, with intent to defraud, Sewnarine obtained credit from Ryan Pires by use of vehicle HC 7134 for transportation and incurred a debt of $30,000; he failed to make that payment.
After listening to the charge that was read to him by Senior Magistrate Faith McGusty, Sewnarine pleaded guilty and offered an explanation for his actions.
According to Sewnarine, he hired the taxi to travel to Berbice and promised to pay when he went to the bank to uplift his money. However, he went without proper documentation and was unable to receive his money.
Pires, the driver, stated that the accused never told him that he does not have any money. What Sewnarine related was that he needed to do a transaction at the bank and that he should wait for him. Pires said that he stayed there until the bank closed but Sewnarine did not return.
With help from the security guard who assisted him by going through surveillance cameras, Pires saw that Sewnarine left the bank shortly after arriving.
Police prosecutor Alisa Brummell objected to bail being granted to the accused based on the seriousness of the offence and therefore Senior Magistrate Faith McGusty remanded Sewnarine to prison and instructed him that he repay his debt in two weeks.
Sewnarine then contended that he could not repay the debt in that timeframe. The magistrate, left with no other choic and sentenced the defendant to six months in prison.

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