Scrap dealer charged with stealing batteries

Scrap metal dealer Ricardo Fernandes accused of stealing two truck batteries and who claimed he was sorely beaten for the offence he has no knowledge of, was yesterday granted $50, 000 bail when the matter was heard in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

“I was in the vicinity when this man come and accuse me of stealing his battery. He tie me up and beat me. I got wounds to show. And then like they