Man who tried to rape teen in tinted car out on bail

Jan 21, 2022 News

– police says he is not a soldier

Kaieteur News – A man who allegedly attempted to rape a 16-year-old girl in a heavily tinted white car, PXX 490, along the Coverden East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road on Tuesday January 11, is currently out on $90,000 station bail as investigations continue.

The car in which the man tried to rape an under aged girl.

The suspect was initially identified as a rank of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) but investigations conducted by police revealed that he was not a soldier but the husband of one. As it relates to whether he will be charged for trying to rape an underage girl, East Bank Police Commander, Mahendra Siwnarine said that investigations are expected to be completed shortly and the case file will be sent for legal advice.
Reports are that on Tuesday, January 11, a teen was rescued from the hands of the alleged sexual predator by a man who saw her trembling and crying by the roadside. The man told Kaieteur News that he was heading on an errand to the location in his car, when his attention was drawn to a heavily-tinted white car, PXX 490, parked beside the Coverden road.
He reportedly completed his errand quickly and while returning he noticed the car again but this time, according to the man, there was a young girl in tears standing not too far away. The man had continued that she was trembling and terribly afraid so he decided to inquire what was wrong but she did not respond immediately. By this time the heavily tinted white car had already pulled off and the man offered to drop the young lady home
While heading to the location the young lady related that she was almost raped in the heavily-tinted car that was parked beside the road. She had managed to escape her attacker, (the driver of the white car) by unlocking one of the doors and running a short distance away but not before using her phone to take a photo of his licence plate number.
Her parents were alerted and that same night the suspect was tracked down. Information led detectives to the home of a GDF rank. The suspect was positively identified and arrested. However, police would later find out that although his address corresponded with that of a member of the army he was not the soldier.
In fact, his wife was the one serving the army. The victim had also recalled that while he had tried to rape her in the car, she had spotted a GDF hat and clothing. Police noted that the hat and the clothing also belonged to his wife.