A Beterverwagting (BV) man who has been in and out of the courts since 2008 was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with three counts of armed robbery and refusing to cooperate with the police.
Lloyd Sadloo, 34, of Lot 6, Quamina Road, BV, East Coast Demerara pleaded not guilty to the charges read by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
It is alleged that on December 19, on Church Street, Queenstown, being armed with a gun, he robbed Vidya Narine of a quantity of items and cash amounting to a total value of $596,000. He also allegedly robbed Clifton Thomas of $36,000 and Latchman Narine of items and cash amounting to a total value of $60,000.
The other charge alleges that on January 6, while in custody at the Prashad Nagar Police Outpost, Sadloo refused to cooperate with the officers and submit his fingerprint as required for identification purposes.
Attorney Mark Conway who represented Sadloo, told the court that his client is a carpenter and has three children. Conway stressed that Sadloo was not placed on an identification parade after his arrest.
The attorney further pleaded with the court to be lenient in granting bail to his client, since Sadloo was never previously convicted and was willing to subject himself to any condition required of him to return for his trial.
The prosecution however, objected to bail stating that that the defendant was charged on numerous occasions with similar offences. Prosecutor Michael Grant further noted the seriousness of the offence and stated that if granted bail the defendant might likely not return for trial.
Grant told the court that on the day in question around 19:30 hrs the virtual complainants were entering their yard at 299 Church Street, Queens-town, when the defendant in the company of others approached them and placed a gun to Narine’s head. They then relieved the victims of the cash and items mentioned in the charge and fled.
The prosecution’s objections were upheld and Sadloo was remanded to prison until January 30, when he will return to Court 5.
