Girlfriend of remanded prisoner confronts victim in court yard

Jan 24, 2020 News

On Wednesday morning after Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty remanded a 19-year-old man on an armed robbery charge, the girlfriend of the defendant ran downstairs and confronted the alleged victim in the courtyard, claiming that she is the reason why her boyfriend got remanded.

Remanded: Mark Gravesande

The two women got into an argument at the main entrance of the court; however, a female constable stepped in and asked the women to leave the compound.
The defendant, Mark Gravesande, of Dairy, West Bank Demerara, was arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, when he denied the charge which stated that on January 17, 2020, at Saffon Street, La Penitence, Georgetown, while in the company of others and armed with a cutlass, he robbed Patricia Abrams of $150,000 cash and $512,000 in items.
The court heard that Gravesande stole a gold chain, 9 gold rings, a bag, a Samsung cell phone and documents, property of Marian Hiram.
Police prosecutor Delon Sullivan, made objections to bail being granted based on the dangerous weapon that was used, the penalty, prevalence and the seriousness of the offence.
The prosecutor highlighted that on the day in question the defendant was in the company of others when they approached Abrams and demanded that she handed over the items mentioned in the charge. The court heard that the defendant was the one who pointed the cutlass at Abrams.
After listening to the prosecutor Principal Magistrate McGusty remanded Gravesande to prison until February 12.