‘PH’ driver pleads guilty to rape, buggery

AFTER raping and buggering a woman in the backseat of his car, a Fyzabad man threatened to kill the victim after she refused to perform oral sex on him, telling her he had connections with Abu Bakr. Nicholas Gosine, 29, of Fyzabad yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of rape and buggery before Justice Prakash Moosai, who presided over the Second Criminal court of the San Fernando High Court. According to State attorney Brambhanan Dubay, when Gosine was arrested by police, he confessed to the sexual crimes. Gosine is being defended by attorney Dexter Bailey. The court heard that around 12.30 am on July 7, 2000, the victim, a 26-year-old waitress/cashier, was waiting on a taxi to go to her Santa Flora home when Gosine pulled up in an orange Nissan Sunny and told her he was heading to Siparia.

As the woman entered the taxi, she asked a male friend, who was standing with her at Fyzabad Junction, to make a note of the licence plate number of Gosine’s car.  While on the journey, the female passenger realised she was being driven somewhere else and began to scream and fight. Gosine stuck an object at her side and threatened to beat her. He then drove to a lonely area in Fyzabad and forced her into the backseat. The victim related to police in her statement, “He tore my dress and bra. I was screaming and bawling and he said if I continue, he will beat me up.” The court heard that Gosine then proceeded to rape and bugger the woman. He also drove to Murray Trace in Siparia where he demanded that the victim perform oral sex on him, but she refused. Gosine then threatened her telling her that he had “connections with Abu Bakr and he (Gosine) will get them to kill me.”

At that time, the object which Gosine had been threatening the woman with fell to the ground and she noticed it was an iron pipe. The victim then bolted, leaving behind her handbag and other belongings. She later told police that she ran to a house where she remained until morning. The occupants of the house then took her to the Siparia police station where a report was made to Cpl Anthony Monsegue, who took her to District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr Furlonge for a medical examination. Gosine was subsequently arrested and under caution, confessed to the sexual crimes.  He later took police to an area where he had dumped the victim’s purse, diary and a photo album. Yesterday, Gosine’s attorney asked that a probation officer’s report on his client be obtained before mitigation and sentencing. Justice Moosai obliged the defence attorney’s request and remanded Gosine into custody until July 30.