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Two men were granted bail and ordered to stay away from their alleged victims, when they appeared before a Scarborough magistrate last week, charged with sexual offences arising from separate incidents which occurred in the Tobago division.

Thomas Walker, 33, a landscaper, of Plymouth, was charged with rape, false imprisonment and two counts of grievous sexual assault, when he appeared before Magistrate Rajendra Rambachan, in the Scarborough first magistrates court, on August 2.

He was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 or a cash alternative of $15,000. He was ordered to not have any contact with the victim either directly or indirectly, stay 50 feet away from the victim, and report to the Shirvan Road Police Station one day per week.

The matter was adjourned to August 30.

The charges arose after a woman reported to police that in July 2022, she was speaking to a man she knows when she blacked out.

She alleged that when she awoke, she was in the man’s house and was assaulted by him and not allowed to leave the premises.

Thomas Walker – Photo courtesy TTPS

An investigation into the matter resulted in Walker being arrested in connection with the matter on July 28 in the Plymouth district.

He was charged with the offences on July 29 by WPC Leacock of the Special Victims Department.

In the second incident, Anthony Weekes, 39, of Speyside, who was charged with rape and buggery, appeared before Rambachan, on the same day.

A female victim reported to police that on March 31, she was at a Speyside river with a man when he asked her for a hug. She claims he then sexually assaulted her.

A report was made to the police and an investigation resulted in the arrest of a suspect on August 2 at the Roxborough Police Station.

Weekes was charged with the offences on that same date by PC Thomas of the Special Victims Department.

He was granted bail in the sum of $200,000 or a cash alternative of $20,000, ordered to have no contact with the victim, either directly or indirectly, keep 30 feet away from the victim, and is required to report to the Charlotteville Police Station twice per week.

The matter was adjourned to August 30.

Both investigations were supervised by acting W/Supt Claire Guy Alleyne, acting W/ASP Bridglal and acting Insp Miller.

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Individual insurance companies are looking at incentivising the use of dash cams as they say it will assist in faster settlement of claims. One such company is JN General Insurance Company.

“JNGI is looking at how to incentivise policyholders who use dash cams, which will aid in faster settlement of claims,” said Andrea Martin-Gordon, Assistant General Manager of JN General Insurance (JNGI).

Gordon-Martin was responding to questions posed by a participant during a road safety webinar themed -“Road Safety- Stop the Mayhem, Save Lives!” organised by JNGI recently.

She noted that the industry is plagued by fraudulent claims and that if more motorists used the technology, it will not only allow for the insurer to settle claims faster but it will also aid in preventing fraud.

“Dash cams are a wonderful invention and the industry encourages the use of dash cams as it helps us to determine when a person is liable in an accident.”

Gordon-Martin added: “Fraud is a big problem for the industry, and it will assist us in that area as well because sometimes, based on the images, you can know for example how many persons may be in the other vehicle. It will help to prevent persons from trying to immerse themselves into an accident in order to make a claim.”

A dash cam is a video-recording device placed on the dashboard of a motor vehicle or otherwise mounted inside the windscreen. Dash cams vary and can record inside and outside the vehicle, the footage being stored for retrieval at a convenient time. While some dash cams have internal storage, others facilitate additional storage through the use of an SD card or other external storage device.

Statistics provided by the Road Safety Unit show that road traffic deaths exceeded 400 yearly over the past three years in comparison to the period 2008 to 2018. Last year, road fatalities soared to 487.

The road safety webinar was organised by JNGI, in collaboration with the Road Safety Unit, the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the Jamaica Automobile Association and the JN Foundation.

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