Thirty-two-year-old taxi driver, Sahadeo Pooran, called “Omesh,” was yesterday morning sentenced to 21 years in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl back in 2019.
Justice Jo-Ann Barlow who imposed the sentence on a weeping and trembling Pooran said that the factors advanced in mitigation by his lawyer were not enough to evoke the court’s discretion for a lower sentence.
In tears, Pooran begged the judge for mercy, but Justice Barlow was keen on pointing out that there had been absolutely no remorse from the convict for what he had done to the child, which she said in turn, more importantly, demonstrated that he had not accepted responsibility for his actions.
