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Recently released prisoner back behind bars
Court regular Anthony Layne, 33, of Angoy’s Avenue, who was recently resealed from jail, is back behind bars on a charge of larceny from the person.
He appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo on Friday and was remanded to jail.
The court was told by Prosecutor Orin Joseph that on December 5, last, at St Magdalene Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice, the accused snatched a gold chain valued at $60,000 from the neck of Premwattie Devi and made good his escape.
According to the prosecutor an alarm was raised and the police were informed. After investigation the accused was subsequently arrested and positively identified as the culprit.
He was later charged. The court was told that the man had only recently been released from jail after serving a sentence for a similar crime.
He will return to court on January 7, 2013.
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