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High Court grants bail to armed robbery accused

May 31, 2012 News

 

 

Keino Anthony Thompson, who was convicted on a charge of robbery with violence and jailed for three years by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court, has been granted bail in the High Court pending an appeal.
Thompson robbed Richard Bhola, on July 8, 2011,at Vryheid, West Canje, Berbice. Attorney at law Mursaliene Bacchus petitioned the High Court upon an application made by Thompson’s mother, Doris Sharper.
In his petition Mr. Bacchus had noted that during the trial which ended in July 2011, his client was never charged with any offence before.  He stated that his client was at the time employed as a bus conductor.
The attorney stated that during the case an illegality was committed by the Magistrate. Bacchus who was not the counsel for the man during his trial in the Magistrate’s Court stated that during that trial, counsel had sought an adjournment to call a witness for the defence.
However, the Magistrate had closed the case without giving the defence an opportunity to call the witness.
Mr. Bacchus added in his petition for bail that it is almost impossible that an appeal will be heard within three years. He is thus asking that his client be given bail because if not given bail he would have served a term imprisonment for which he is not guilty.
The state’s case against Thompson was that on the day in question, about 19:30 hrs Bhola was on his way home on his pedal cycle when the accused and another man came up on separate cycles and attacked him.
He was choked and beaten about his body and the men made off with an Eco Cell phone and a Casio wrist watch. The men then made their escape on foot.
The matter was reported and based on information the accused was arrested and subsequently charged. Thompson pleaded not guilty and the matter went to trial resulting in him being found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in jail.

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