Man, 43, who assaulted gas station worker charged, placed on $100k bail – News Room Guyana

Andika Ferrier, the man who is accused of assaulting a female gas station attendant last week, was charged with the crime and placed on $100,000 bail.

The incident, which was caught CCTV footage, occurred at the Rubis gas station at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara.

Ferrier, 43, was charged on Monday. Bail was granted on the conditions that he report to the Police station and do not contact the victim.

The case was adjourned to October 26.

Ferrier, who worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs, is accused of slapping the woman after she declined to help him load several heavy gas bottles onto his truck. In the video, she fell to the ground after being slapped and remained there for some time.

Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond had confirmed that Ferrier will be fired from the ministry.

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