JANKIE Tapsie, called “Samantha Khan” who was recently arrested in Suriname following her escape from the Springlands Police Station in November 2020, was, on Wednesday, sentenced to six months in prison. Tapsie, 27, during an appearance before Magistrate Alex Moore at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court, Corentyne, pleaded guilty to escaping from lawful custody on November 19, 2020. The Lot 180 Grassfield, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara resident was arrested in neighbouring Suriname on February 17, 2021. She is implicated in the murder of La Grange grandmother, Bibi Nasmonisha Ramjit, and had escaped police custody minutes after being handed over by Surinamese law enforcement officers.

Tapsie had requested to use the washroom and was escorted there by a male constable. She locked the door and the constable left. After some time had passed and she did not return, the constable returned and called out to her but received no answer.
After managing to open the door that was locked from the inside, it was discovered that the woman had escaped through a window located above the toilet.
Ramjit, known as “Aunty Bibi”, a shop owner of Old Road, La Grange, was found bound and gagged on October 25, 2020 by neighbours.
An autopsy confirmed that the woman died as a result of strangulation.