Couple, juvenile accused of obstructing justice

A couple and a teenager were yesterday charged with obstructing justice by preventing a man from attending court.

Anita Mearns, 55, her common-law husband Clement Persaud, 58, both of Lot 43 ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown, and a 15-year-old girl were jointly accused of attempted to pervert the course of justice by knowingly and wilfully preventing Edward Samaroo from attending court, between July 1 and July 31, 2013.

They pleaded not guilty when they appeared before