A juice vendor was refused bail and remanded to prison after he was charged with break and enter and larceny yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
It is alleged that on February 5, at Georgetown, Andrew Mullen, being armed with a knife, broke into the dwelling house of Natalie Jairam and stole three gold chains, valued at $60,000; a gold band, valued at $40,000; a silver chain, valued at $5,000; a BlackBerry Torch, valued at $88,000; a water pump, valued at $5,000; and other items. All together, the articles were valued $402,522.
Mullen was represented by attorney Paul Fung-a-Fat, who in his bail application told Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry that his client was not a flight risk. He said that he resides at Turning Point (Big Yard) in Tucville. He said that his client had one previous matter before the court, when he was charged with having a “joint” but that case was dismissed.
Fung-a-Fat added that Mullen is a juice vendor and asked that bail be granted in a reasonable sum.
Police Prosecutor Kerry Bostwick in relating the fact of the matter told the court that on the day in question at around 4:05am Jairam was at home and it was raining heavily. He said five men walked into Jairam’s home armed with knives and cutlasses and demanded the articles. He added that Mullen was positively identified as one of the persons who carried out the act.
Bostwick objected to bail, noting that Mullen does not have a fixed place of abode. He said that Mullen gave the police an address in Meadow Brook but told the court he was living in Tucville.
Mullen was refused bail and remanded to prison.
His matter will be called again on March 15.
