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BV mason charged for armed robbery

Jan 09, 2014 News

 

A 20-year-old mason who hails from Lot 134 Canterbury Walk, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, is now a remand prisoner after he made his first court appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, indicted for armed robbery.
Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry read a charge of Robbery Under Arms to Wendell Austin which detailed that on January 4, at Longden Street, Georgetown while in the company of others and armed with a knife, he robbed Kishan Persaud of one Toshiba laptop computer, one BlackBerry Bold cellular phone, one silver band and one ring.
The prosecution said that the items which belonged to Persaud were valued at $216,000. However, Austin had pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Corporal Bharat Mangru, who represented the prosecution, related that at about 12:30 hours on that day the victim who was journeying to the Timerhi Bus Park was walking along Longden Street when the accused and another male cornered him.
He explained that they then placed a knife to the neck of the victim and relieved him of the items. The matter was reported and the accused who was subsequently arrested was later identified in an identification parade.
The prosecution asked that the accused be denied his pre trial liberty, offering the serious nature and prevalence of the offence as grounds for same.
In response, the Magistrate denied bail and the man was remanded to prison until January 24.

 

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