A 29-year-old man who allegedly stole a length of PVC pipe belonging to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) was placed on self-bail when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Clifton Dowdan pleaded not guilty to the charge of simple larceny when it was read to him by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.
“No mommy is lie,” Dowdan said, denying that he’d stolen the length of pipe.
According to him, he picked up the pipe along Sheriff Street and later tried to knock down mangoes from a woman’s tree with it because he was hungry.
That was when, he said, a man approached him and demanded to know where he got the pipe.
He said he was beaten by the man and two of his colleagues. Further, he added, he was kept in custody for six days and was not allowed to collect clothes from his family.
However, the prosecution said that Dowdan was seen removing the pipe and he was kept incarcerated because the police were awaiting a number of statements.
The accused was placed on self-bail and he is to return for his trial on July 1.
