Sacked doctor remanded over sexual assault of girl

Vishwamintra Persaud

Sacked doctor Vishwamintra Persaud was remanded to prison yesterday, after being arraigned at the Blairmont Court on charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

The charges read before the court alleged that between February 1 and February 28, at Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), Dr. Persaud, 41, allegedly engaged in sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16. Magistrate Roby Benn ordered the defendant to return