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GDF ranks under close arrest for alleged rape, robbery

October 15, 2018
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Two Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks are under close arrest for the alleged rape and robbery of a woman near the Army Barracks in Anna Regina on Saturday.

A statement from the GDF on Monday confirmed that the two ranks, attached to the 6 Infantry Battalion, are assisting the police with their investigations.

News Room understands that the alleged incident occurred at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground at around 10:30pm.

Reports indicate that the woman and her male partner were at the ground when the ranks attacked.

It is alleged that the GDF ranks instructed the woman to perform a sexual act on her partner but when she refused, the men allegedly sexually assaulted her.

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