Taxi driver Afteba Huggins who has been in jail for almost a month on charges stemming from the rape and false imprisonment of a police woman returned to prison yesterday.
Huggins re-appeared in the Siparia Magistrates Court where he first appeared on December 2 and was denied bail by Senior Magistrate Armina Deonarinesingh.
Yesterday Huggins, 36, appeared before Justice of the Peace Kevin King and was remanded into custody. The matter was adjourned to January 11, 2017.
The father of five is charged with six offences arising on a November 28 incident in which the Special Reserve Police woman was attacked as she awaiting transport to take up duties for the local government election. He is charged with rape, shooting at the woman with intent to murder her, false imprisonment and possession of a firearm and ammunition. He is also charged with violently robbing the constable of her gold ring valued at $4,000, a gold chain and pendant valued at $3,500, a wedding band ($2,500) and her police jacket ($250).
The offences were all alleged to have taken place at Berridge Trace, South Oropouche.
Huggins was charged by Cpl Gokool of the Oropouche Police Station.
When he first appeared his attorney Ramnarine Soorjansingh, said Huggins, was the sole breadwinner in his family.
He said Huggins lived in South Oropouche with his wife and children, ages 14 to four, and his wife was pregnant.
Prosecutor Sgt Anthony Baptiste objected to bail on the grounds that Huggins committed the alleged offences while on bail on another rape charge.
Huggins also has pending matters for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, resisting arrest and obscene language.