Seaman wounded by VC during alleged armed robbery

A seaman was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail on an armed robbery charge, while the virtual complainant, who allegedly stabbed him with a pair of scissors during the robbery, was placed on $10,000 bail, last Thursday.

Joseph Parris, 44, of Lot 29 Public Road, Bagotstown, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

It was alleged that on November 13 at Wellington Street,