The trial of an Essequibo miner, who is accused of the rape of a 12-year-old, ended without a decision yesterday as jurors were unable to arrive at a verdict.
Ronaldo Persaud was on trial before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow and a 12-member jury at the Sexual Offences Court in Georgetown.
After almost four hours of deliberations and further directions, the jury was split seven to five. This resulted in a hung jury.
Justice Barlow then informed the accused that the Director of Public Prosecutions would determine if he would be tried again.
It was alleged that the accused between October 25th and October 26th, 2016, at 20 Miles Anarika, Essequibo River, engaged in sexual activity with a child.
Although Persaud was freed of the rape charge, he remains in custody on other charges.
Persaud was represented by attorney Ravendra Mohabir, while the case was prosecuted by state prosecutors Lisa Cave, Sarah Martin and Seeta Bishundial.
