ANDREW Bhola, a 25-year-old mason of Lot 42 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was arrested on February 10, 2025 and charged on February 19, 2025 for the offence of Rape of a Child under 16 years, committed on a 12-year-old female. The charge was laid under Section 10(3) of the Sexual Offences Act, Chapter 8:03.
The accused appeared Wednesday at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Michelle Matthias, the indictable charge was read to him and he was not required to plead. The accused was remanded to prison. The matter was adjourned to March 10.