Man who pleaded guilty to killing tractor operator released after being on remand since 2016

Solomon George called ‘Georgie,’ has been able to secure his release from prison over the 2016 killing of tractor operator Rampersaud Rattan, after a judge sentenced him to time-served.

At his sentencing hearing yesterday morning, High Court Judge Priya Sewnarine-Beharry noted that having spent the last nine jail years on remand, which she noted is itself a sentence; George was being freed.

An elated George was high in praise of the Court for its decision.