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Attempted murder accused freed of robbing Tower Suites accountant
Attempted Murder Accused: Curtis Vasconcellos
An attempted murder accused who is currently out on High Court bail, pending trial for attempting to a businessman, Neezam Khan, yesterday got three matters dismissed against him by Senior Magistrate Dylon Bess in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Curtis Vasconcellos, 25, of Lot 26 Third Street, Alberttown, was on trial in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for robbery underarms, unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging a loaded firearm.
Attorney-at-law Dexter Todd who represented the defendant throughout the trial had made a no case submission on his client behalf.
Throughout the trial, police witnesses brought video footage, which did not show the defendant being the rider on the motorcycle, neither did it show the defendant being in possession of a firearm.
Todd contended that the only evidence the police had against his client was the alleged caution statement, but throughout the trial they were unable to establish whether the caution statement whether the caution statement was given freely and voluntarily, since he client was beaten to sign the statements.
The Magistrate at the end of the trial dismissed the matter due to insufficient evidence since the court was not satisfied that the statement was given freely and voluntarily.
It is alleged that on December 14, 2016 at Main Street, Vasconcellos and Jason Howard unlawfully and malicious discharged a loaded firearm at Persaud with intent to maim, disable, disfigure or cause him grievous bodily harm.
It is further alleged that on the same day, at the same location they unlawfully and maliciously wounded Persaud with intent to maim or disfigure him.
It was also alleged that on December 14, 2016 at Main Street, while in the company of others and armed with guns they robbed Baldeo Seegobin, an accountant at Tower Suites, of $2.9M, a cheque book, a hard drive, a comb, a bottle of perfume among other items- to the value of nearly $3 million.
According to reports, Vasconcellos and Jason Howard were captured by police during a hide speed chase after the robbery.
The police said that the accountant had recently returned from making a substantial withdrawal from a city bank and was about to disembark his vehicle in front of the hotel, when he was approached by one of the men.
One of them discharged a round at the vehicle, shattering the window screen. The bullet grazed the security guard, who was sitting in the vehicle behind the accountant.
According to information, the bandits snatched the bag containing the cash and escaped on a waiting motorcycle. A mobile patrol pursued the two accused, who tried to elude police and ended up in the Sussex Street Canal in the vicinity of North East La Penitence.
Howard pleaded guilty to the charges and is currently serving a five-year sentence.
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