Rakesh Persaud, who was held by public-spirited citizens after he tried to rob a woman as she was taking her daughter to a day care service, will be spending the next nine months in jail.
According to the charge against Persaud, on July 9th, at Bourda, being armed with a knife, he assaulted Julie Griffith with intent to rob her. He pleaded guilty when he appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court 2.
The prosecution’s facts are that on the day in question, at about 7:30AM, the victim was taking her daughter to the
