REPEAT offender Clifton Ramsarran, who was caught by cops on Sunday after being on the run for some time, has begun serving a five-year prison term which was handed down by Senior Magistrate Alex Moore in early February.

The convict was accused of robbing his neighbour, Sabita Kellawan, at her Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice home in May 2017, while her ailing mother looked on helplessly.

Court prosecutor, Police Corporal Winston Poliah told the court that Ramsarran, armed with a cutlass and a rope, attacked and robbed Kellawan.
The court heard too that the convict placed the rope around the woman’s neck in an attempt to strangle her, thus forcing her to hand over her valuables, including money and jewellery.

Ramsarran upon collecting the valuables jumped a fence in the yard and fled the scene. Following the incident, the convict was arrested and charged but he had stopped attending the trial after he was placed on bail and had posted it.

The trial continued in Ramsarran’s absence and at the conclusion he was found guilty and sentenced.

He was recently released from jail having served a three-year sentence for a charge of break and enter and larceny.