Woman compensates GPL guard for dousing her after row

Simone Benjamin, who admitted to throwing a liquid on a Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) security guard after a row at the company’s Main Street office, was yesterday spared sentencing after she agreed to compensate the victim.

Benjamin, 39, pleaded guilty to assault and abusive language charges when she appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman.

The charges read at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court stated that on