A 12-member jury on Thursday found Ronald Armstrong, also known as ‘Sargie,’ guilty of raping and robbing a 20-year-old woman in 2013 during a home invasion.

Armstrong was on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Sexual Offences Court of the Demerara High Court.

The matter before the court was that on January 22, 2013, in the county of Demerara, Armstrong engaged in sexual penetration of the victim.

The act also included theft of the victim’s jewellery and other valuables from her home.

After a two-hour deliberation, the jury returned guilty verdicts on both counts.

The case has been adjourned to June 30, 2022. A probation report on Armstrong will be presented; sentencing will then follow.

The state was represented by prosecutors Cicelia Corbin, Caressa Henry, and Paneeta Persaud. Armstrong was represented by attorney-at-law Everton Singh-Lammy.

According to reports, on the day in question the victim was at home with her baby and sister when Armstrong and two other men broke in.

She was held at knifepoint by Armstrong, who demanded she hand over her valuables or he would hurt her baby.

The woman complied and handed over all her jewellery. Armstrong then took the victim into her bedroom and raped her. During the ordeal, the victim lost consciousness, the court heard.

She was later awakened by her sister after the men left the house. The matter was reported and Armstrong was arrested.

Armstrong is no stranger to the law. In 2014 he was sentenced to 50 months’ imprisonment for smuggling contraband into the prison.