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Pregnant sex worker remanded on robbery charge
A pregnant sex worker who allegedly decided to use her trade to lure a client for her associates to rob, found herself before the court yesterday to answer to robbery charges.
Temica Kennedy
Tamika Kennedy, 20, denied the first charge which stated that on March 15, at Georgetown, she stole from Troy Roberts, a Samsung Galaxy cell phone valued $80,000.
The court further alleged that on the same day at Georgetown being in the company of others armed with a knife, she robbed Roberts of $25,000 cash.
After reading the charge to her, Magistrate Annette Singh asked Kennedy to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. However, the accused sat in the prisoners dock and remained unresponsive. The magistrate entered a not guilty plea on her behalf.
When the magistrate was in her chambers, Kennedy went on a tirade, cursing the police officers in the courtroom. She even refused to stand when the orderly instructed the court to rise. Her actions left everyone in a state of disbelief.
The prosecution’s facts stated that on the day in question at around 23:00hrs, Roberts was walking toward High Street, making his way to his brother’s home, when Kennedy approached him and asked him if he wanted to have sex with her. Robert’s declined and asked her “what I want with you, you belly big.”
As they were walking down the road, Kennedy snatched Robert’s phone charger and returned it, as though she was just joking.
Kennedy then took away the man’s phone and told him that if he wants to have his phone back, he will have to reach her at the hotel. She ran up the road in the vicinity of the C Island Hotel on High Street.
Roberts followed the woman’s instructions and decided to go to the hotel.
Upon arrival at the hotel, two men approached him in the presence of the woman. A knife was placed to his neck and he was relieved of the articles mentioned in the charge. They then made good their escape.
Roberts reported the matter to the police, but the woman was not apprehended.
Later the same night, Roberts decided to look for the woman and he found her in front of Ashmins, on High Street. He held on to her and summoned the police. She was later arrested and charged with the offence.
Police prosecutor Aduni Inniss objected to bail, citing the seriousness and prevalence of the offence. She also pointed out that the defendant is unemployed and has no fixed place of abode.
The magistrate upheld the prosecution’s request and remanded the woman to prison.
She will make her next court appearance on March 31.
Before leaving the courtroom the accused spat on the alleged victim and told him he has nothing to get back.
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