Canje hire car driver found guilty of sexual activity with child

An East Canje Berbice hire car driver was yesterday found guilty at the High Court in Berbice on three counts of sexual activity with a child committed in 2020.

Basheer Mohamed also known as ‘Sugar’, appeared yesterday at the High Court in Berbice before Justice Navindra Singh where after summing up, a jury returned with a unanimous verdict of guilty on all three counts.

It is alleged that between August 1, 2020 and October 16, 2020 he engaged in sexual activity with the eleven-year-old. The other two counts were reportedly committed between October 16, 2020 and December 6, 2020, and December 7, 2020.

Mohamed will return to court on March 6, 2023 for sentencing.