One of the four men who allegedly robbed air conditioning technician, Richard Govinda of his licensed firearm and other items on Wednesday morning was yesterday charged and remanded to prison.
Keevon Gulliver, 21, of Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara pleaded not guilty to armed robbery when he appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rushell Liverpool.
He is accused of robbing Govinda of a .32 semi-automatic Taurus pistol, several matching rounds, a cell phone and a quantity of cash on June 7 at a bar in Uitvlugt, WCD.
Gulliver was arrested on Thursday and placed on an ID parade during which he was positively identified.
Forty-seven-year-old Govinda of Lot 169 Para Field, Leonora, WCD was stabbed and robbed early Wednesday morning after four men posing as customers launched an attack at the bar.
The police in a press release had said that during the attack which occurred at about 1am, Govinda was stabbed in his left hand and thigh with broken bottles. He was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he was treated and sent away.
