Man charged with $6M city burglary

Oct 03, 2012 News

Oswald Layne yesterday denied allegations that he broke into a house belonging to Compton Seepersaud and stole more than $6M worth of cash and jewelry.
Layne was placed before the court on a charge of breaking and entering.
According to reports, both Layne and Seepersaud are known to each other and on September 24 the latter secured his home and went jogging.
Seepersaud claimed that he left everything intact but returned home sometime later and discovered that his home had been broken into. This was evident, as three boards from the southern side of the home had been removed. The complainant claimed that $5M dollars and jewelry valued above $1,000,000 that were in a wardrobe had all disappeared.
A report was made to the Kitty Police Station and an investigation was launched, during which Layne was arrested and charged. He was released on $150,000 bail and will make his next court appearance before Chief Magistrate (ag) Priya Beharry -Sewnarine on October 12th.

Discover more from Kaieteur News

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Latest News