A clothes vendor, who allegedly stole a quantity of jewellery from two women who believed him when he told them that he was a foreigner and that he would take them to New York, was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer simple larceny charges.
Michael Rover, 26, of 459 Bullet Wood Street, Linden, pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday when acting chief magistrate Melissa Robertson read them to him.
He denied that on November 17, he stole a gold hand band, an ankle band, two pairs of gold earrings, a gold and diamond chain and a cell phone, totalling $276, 000, all the property of Desiree Singh.
He also denied that on December 16, he stole a cell phone and three rings, totalling $25, 000, property of Feiona Hardy.
“I din steal nothing from she (Hardy), she gimme dem things foh show some body”, lamented Rover.
Hardy, who was also present in court, told the magistrate that she and Rover are strangers to each other.
She said that she was walking along Robb Street on December 16, when Rover approached her and had asked her to loan him $16, 000. She said that she did so since he had promised to give her back the money later that day. She also stated that she also gave Rover her rings since he told her that he knew a goldsmith that could make the same design of the rings for her sister.
Hardy went on to say that later that day three policemen brought Rover back to her and told her that he was a con artist.
When asked by that magistrate why she had given a total stranger her phone and jewellery, she said “He dey promise foh tek me to America”.
Prosecutor Stephen Telford stated that Rover had robbed several other women by telling that he was a foreigner and that he would take them to New York with him. He said that Rover would trick the women who believe that into having sex with him and would afterwards take off with their jewellery.
Rover is scheduled to make another court appearance on January 5.
