Colwyn Harding who last November accused a police constable of ramming a condom-covered baton up his anus was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $75,000 after being arraigned on a robbery charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
The allegation against Harding is that on July 9 at Georgetown, using personal violence, he robbed Sherry-Ann Hope of a quantity of cash and five cellular phones all valued $390,000. He denied the charge of robbery-with-violence when it was read to him by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes represented Harding and in his submissions, said that the defence is in possession of alibi statements which have been handed over to the police. These statements substantiate that his client was elsewhere at the time of the alleged robbery, he said. According to Hughes, the police are in possession of the statements of at least three witnesses who can attest to the fact that his client was not at the location of the alleged robbery.
Police prosecutor Bharat Mangru told the court that the incident occurred outside the Ashmins Store on High Street. Mangru