Hire car driver indicted for city carjacking

Jun 24, 2014 News

A 23-year-old hire car driver from Friendship, East Coast Demerara, yesterday appeared before the city court to be charged in connection with a carjacking that occurred less than two weeks ago.
Kirtland Scott is the second to be taken before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and remanded to prison for stealing Iverly Allicock’s motor car (PPP 5786) at John Street, Campbellville on June 11, last.
When the charge was read to him, he pleaded not guilty.
Police Prosecutor, Corporal Bharat Mangru did not reveal the details of the car theft but offered several objections to bail. He said that the accused has a pending simple larceny matter before the courts in Berbice.
He said that the accused is a flight risk who would not return to court to face the charge instituted against him since he has been evading the police ever since he committed this offence.
In making a bail application, Hamilton told the court that her client was arrested by police ranks while tending to another matter in Berbice. She refuted that he was avoiding the police and said that it was the nature of his job for him to be moving around.
Scott was denied bail. The case will be called again on July 4 for statements.
In a previous court hearing where security guard Mortimer Chan was charged for stealing the said car, it was revealed that 01:00 hours that day, Allicock reportedly parked his car in front of his yard and ventured to bed.
When the victim woke up later that next morning, he realised that his car was missing and made a report to the police.
Mangru had revealed that acting on information, a party of police ranks ventured to Buxton, East Coast Demerara and managed to recover the car.
Subsequent investigations led to the two men being arrested and charged. Another person is yet to be charged..

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