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$9M robbery accused on bail

Dec 20, 2012 News

A 27-year-old poultry farmer of Hadfield Street, Lodge, has been charged for robbing two people of over $9 million of raw gold.
The charge is that on December 4, last, in Alberttown, Mark George, while armed with a gun, robbed Joan Melville of a quantity of raw gold valued at $9,714,000.
On the same day the accused allegedly robbed Carlotta Melville of gold jewelry and a Blackberry cellular phone valued at $360,000.
George pleaded not guilty when he faced Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court on Tuesday.
In accordance with the facts, the accused and his teenaged accomplice approached the vehicle that both complainants were in and relieved them of the articles mentioned in the charge. The two suspects allegedly made good their escape via getaway car. The police were contacted and the accused was later sought, arrested and charged.
George’s lawyer asked for bail at an affordable amount. The attorney said that his client has been charged and placed on$50,000 station bail for a robbery he knew nothing about.
The prosecution did not oppose the application but asked that bail be set at a substantial sum. The prosecution pointed out that both victims identified the vehicle’s license plate number as PPP3235 the getaway car that was used in the robbery.  The said car belongs to George’s mother.
As such, bail was set at $1 million and the matter is adjourned until January 2.

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