Man who raped, assaulted elderly woman jailed 20 years

Jun 29, 2023 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

Kaieteur News – Forty-nine-year-old Broan Luke called ‘Bryan’ of High Reef, Albion, Corentyne Berbice who admitted to breaking into an elderly woman home, beating, robbing and raping her, was on Wednesday sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the crime.

Luke was sentenced by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Berbice High Court. In June, Luke pleaded guilty to the charges which stated that on August 16, 2021, he broke into the elderly woman’s home, raped her, assaulted her and robbed her.

State Prosecutor, Attorney-at-Law, Muntaz Ali, highlighted that Luke took advantage of an elderly woman in her own home. Also, the court heard that the victim remains traumatised from what happened to her.

Jailed, Broan Luke called ‘Bryan’

In her sentencing remarks, Justice Morris-Ramlall highlighted the prevalence and nature of the offence. She then sentenced Luke to 20 years behind bars but ordered that the time he spent on remand be deducted from his sentence.

The state’s case is that on August 16, 2021, Luke broke into the victim’s house, entered her bedroom, held onto her neck, and ordered her not to say anything. He also threatened to kill her.

According to the agreed facts, Luke admits that he placed a knife to the victim’s neck and began to cuff her to her face, head, and neck. He then held onto her hair and pulled her off the bed, while demanding gold and money. During the commotion, the victim’s granddaughter woke up and began crying. Luke then told the elderly woman to have her granddaughter stop crying or he would kill her. The victim then begged Luke not to hurt her granddaughter, while he continued to physically assault the woman.

After this, Luke turned off the lights and dragged the victim by her hair. He placed the knife to her neck before he undressed her and raped her. After raping the elderly woman, Luke dragged the victim to an area where a safe was located and she handed him $100,000.

Once again, Luke dragged the victim by her hair to the dining area where he then raped her for a second time. While the victim begged Luke to stop, he continued assaulting her until she became unconscious. After Luke escaped, the victim’s relatives rushed her to the hospital where she received medical attention.

Notably, the matter was reported to the police and Luke was later arrested. While in custody, Luke told investigators that he was smoking marijuana and consuming alcohol with a friend before he went to the victim’s house and committed the crime.

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