Indar Bhagwant, a 42-year-old driver of Logwood Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was charged on Wednesday after a video of him beating a dog was brought to the attention of authorities.
The defendant appeared at Cove and John Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded guilty to the offence.
Guyana Standard understands that the man was fined $50,000 or three months imprisonment.