Minibus tout with two names remanded over assault

A minibus tout accused of assault was finally brought before the court yesterday after initially giving police officers a false name.

Ryan Persaud, 25, of 136 La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, stood before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in Court 3 of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on two separate charges which allege that on January 4, he verbally abused and assaulted Ainsworth Mason. Persaud pleaded not guilty to the charges.