Two men were remanded to prison yesterday after being jointly charged with robbing a traffic rank of his cellphone and cash.
Yullacie Price, 24, and Shaheed Hollingsworth, 19, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown.
They both denied the charge, which alleged that on March 31st, at Longden Street, Georgetown, they robbed Orlando Persaud of a cellphone, valued $50,000, and $3,000 in cash, and that before, during or after the robbery they used personal violence on Persaud.
Prosecutor Gordon stated that around 8.14 pm on the day of the attack, Persaud, who is a traffic officer, was walking along Longden Street when he was approached by the two men. One choked him and the other relieved him of the articles mentioned in the charge.
Persaud lost consciousness during the attack. He later made a report to the police and an investigation led to the arrest of the duo.
Mansfield noted that Price and Hollingsworth were positively identified by an identification parade conducted by the police. He also reported that none of the articles were recovered.
Mansfield objected to bail based on the seriousness of the offence, the penalty the charge attracts and the prevalence of the offence in society.
The two men were remanded to prison and the matter was adjourned until April 12th.
