West Dem pastor, wife charged with assaulting each other

Ramana Yankanah

A West Demerara pastor and his wife were charged today with assaulting one another and granted bail when they appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court.

Ramana Yankanah, a pastor of Lot 600 Belle West, West Bank Demerara pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm and was granted bail in the sum of $20,000 by Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin.

Ramana Yankanah

His wife, Roshani Yankanah faced a similar charge and pleaded guilty but her plea was changed by the magistrate after she heard her explanation. She too was granted bail in a similar sum.

It is alleged