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Shane Superville
A 22-year-old homeless man was sentenced to 32 months hard labor after pleading guilty to assaulting former sports minister Manohar Ramsaran last week.
Ramsaran was beaten at the Monroe Road Cricket Club at around 7.30am last Tuesday. One of his arms was broken
during the attack.
Police from Cunupia CID later arrested the attacker later on Tuesday afternoon after he was seen walking with a piece of wood that had been used in the beating.
Police said the man appeared before Judge Adrian Dharmanie in the Chaguanas First Magistrate’s Court on Monday to answer charges of assault occasioning bodily harm against Ramsaran.
The man pleaded guilty.
The case was prosecuted by W/Sgt Soodeen and charges were laid by WPC Mohan of Cunupia CID.
