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Kaieteur News – A 21-year-old man of South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown was on Monday granted $150,000 bail and placed on probation when he appeared before senior Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer a Robbery Under Arms charge.
Randy Smart at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court
It is alleged that on March 20, 2024 on Durban Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, Smart, while armed with a dangerous weapon, robbed Margaret Walter of a gold chain valued $150,000 GYD and $60,000 Guyana Dollars.
The man, who was represented by attorney Samuel Glasgow, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Glasgow raised concerns about racial bias as a motive for his client’s arrest since his client had previous run-ins with the law. The attorney told the court that while his client was accused of similar offences, he was proven innocent.
However, the prosecutor told the court that Smart was charged with Robbery Under Arms on August 11, 2023 and on March 29, 2024, he was also charged with the same offence.
Notwithstanding, Magistrate Nurse placed Smart on $150,000 bail and probation which requires him to report weekly to the Brickdam Police Station.
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