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Child rapist gets life imprisonment
from Kaieteur News
by GxMedia
Thirty-two-year-old
Singh to impose a light Mark Samuels who was sentenced so that he can be found guilty last month for able to be a part of his two raping a 13-year-old girl, minordaughters’life. was on Thursday sentenced
However, in response, tolifefortheoffence. Justice Singh asked Samuels
Samuels was sentenced “How can you be sorry for by High Court Judge Justice somethingyouclaimyoudid Navindra Singh at the notcommit?” Demerara Sexual Offences
The judge added that he Court. thinks Samuels will say
According to reports, on anything to secure his January 27, 2021, Samuels freedom. It should be noted t o u c h e d t h e g i r l that according to Samuels’ inappropriately before probation report, he raping her After she was maintained his innocence of raped, the child told her thecrime. mother and the matter was
At the sentencing reportedtothepolice. hearing, the judge sentenced
The victim impact that Samuels took her S a m u e l s t o l i f e statement was read to the confidence away before imprisonment, adding that court by the victim. The callinghim“dirt.” he is only eligible for parole child told the court that what For his part, Samuels afterserving30yearsbehind Samuels did to her has pleaded with the court to be bars. scarred her and changed her lenientwithhim,aftersaying In this matter, the State lifesignificantly Thevictim, that he is sorry for what was represented by Tiffini whoisnow16,toldthecourt happened.HebeggedJustice Lyken.