Another beaten ‘bandit’ remanded

Aug 25, 2016 News

—also charged for illegal gun
Collis Amos, the other man who was severely beaten by residents of North Ruimveldt after he

REMANDED: Patrick Goodluck

and his alleged accomplice Patrick Goodluck attempted to rob a resident from the community, was yesterday remanded to prison on two charges, by Magistrate Judy Latchman.
Amos, 21, a construction worker, of T72 Sophia, Georgetown, pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that on August 17, at Georgetown, he attempted to commit robbery under-arms. The charge further read that he attempted to rob Roger Lovell.
On Monday, Goodluck, 22, a sawmill worker, of North Sophia was also remanded to prison after being charged with this same offence.
It was further alleged that on the same day, at Georgetown, Amos had a .9mm pistol in his possession when he was not the holder of a firearm licence. Amos, who was unrepresented by an attorney pleaded not guilty to this charge.
It appeared as though Amos was experiencing intense pain. He had several visible cuts and bruises about his body. Like Goodluck, Amos’s face was also swollen and there were a number of stitches in his head.
The police in a release had said that they are investigating an alleged attempted robbery under arms by two males, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
Investigations revealed that Lovell was at home sleeping when he was awakened by the men, who demanded cash and jewellery. When the victim refused, he was beaten about his head and body. During the

REMANDED: Collis Amos

process, he raised an alarm and a group of public- spirited individuals from the community responded and managed to disarm the gunman. They then inflicted a severe beating on the intruders.
Police Prosecutor Kerry Bostwick did not relate any facts of the matter to the court. However, he opposed bail for Amos on the first charge, based on the fact that a gun was used during the commissioning of the offence. He pointed out that the virtual complainant (VC) positively identified Amos at the crime scene.
However, the VC was not present for yesterday’s court hearing.
Bostwick further opposed bail on the ground that there is a likelihood the defendant might tamper with the prosecution’s witness, Roger Lovell, since he knows where the man resides.
On the firearm charge, Bostwick objected to bail citing that no special reasons were provided to satisfy the court.
Goodluck’s attorney Paul Fung-a-Fat had told the court that his client’s situation is a clear case of mistaken identity. During a bail application, the lawyer claimed that Goodluck was in the “wrong place at the wrong time.” He claimed that on the day in question, his client was walking through the area to go and visit a friend when he was attacked.
The lawyer had told the court that his client sustained several injuries about his body as a result of the beating he received from the residents. Fung-a Fat added that Goodluck lost four teeth and had to receive stitches to his head, neck and eyes.
Amos and Goodluck were instructed to return to court on September 6, when they will appear before the Chief Magistrate.

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