PARSRAM Tapsie, also known as ‘Radesh’ or ‘Ranchie,’ a 52-year-old fisherman from Phase 3, Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, was remanded to prison after pleading guilty to a charge of malicious damage to property.

Tapsie was arrested on February 11, 2025, by Sergeant Goodridge and subsequently charged on Thursday by Detective Corporal Singh, both attached to the Cove and John Police Station on the East Coast of Demerara. The charge was brought under Section 160 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act Chapter 8:01.

The accused appeared before His Worship, Magistrate Sunil Scarce, at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court at approximately 11:00 a.m. on February 14, 2025, where the charge was formally read to him. Tapsie pleaded guilty to the offence.

Sentencing is pending as the court awaits a probation report and psychiatric evaluation. Until then, Tapsie has been remanded to prison, and the matter has been adjourned to March 17, 2025, for sentencing.

This case highlights the ongoing judicial process in matters of malicious damage to property, with the court emphasising the importance of psychological evaluation before sentencing.