Cornell Grimes, accused of using a broken bottle to stab and rob another man of almost $1 million in cash and jewellery, was yesterday remanded to prison despite his lawyer’s claim that the charged stemmed from a misunderstanding that involved his client’s sister.
Grimes, 30, denied that on January 24, at Roxanne Burnham Gardens, he robbed Terrence Neusum of a quantity of jewellery and cash, totalling $912,000. Grimes was also accused of using personal violence immediately before or after committing the crime.
Attorney Mark Waldron, who represented the accused, asked the court to be lenient in considering bail for his client. He said although a serious charge was levelled against his client, Grimes was not involved in any robbery. Instead, he said the matter stemmed from a previous misunderstanding involving Grimes’s sister.
Waldron also said Grimes was never previously convicted nor did he have any problems with the law.
Prosecutor Michael Grant, however, revealed that Grimes was pointed out to the police by Neusum and that the police’s facts show that the man was attacked and stabbed by the accused before the robbery.
He further objected to bail, citing the prevalence of the offence, the seriousness and the penalty attached.
Grant’s objection was upheld and Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded Grimes to prison until February 13, when he will make his next court appearance.
