An armed robbery accused was yesterday freed after a city magistrate found that the prosecution failed to prove its case against him.
Dexter Forde was on trial before Magistrate Rondell Weaver in George-town.
It was alleged that on March 19th, at Sideline Dam, La Penitence, George-town, while armed with a dangerous weapon, Forde robbed Riaz Ghanie of a total of $45,000 in cash and items.
During yesterday’s hearing, in the absence of the accused, Magistrate Weaver dismissed the charge.
In stating her grounds for the decision, the Magistrate said the testimony of the complainant was found to be unreliable given the variation in information presented.
It was further noted that there were several issues in the prosecution’s case that raised doubts about the identification of the defendant. Subsequently, the magistrate dismissed the charge against the accused, citing the fact that the prosecution failed to prove its case.
It was the prosecution’s case that on the day in question the complainant, a bartender, was coming home from work at about 3.45 am, when he observed two men hiding at the side of a bridge. He began to run but was told not to or the men would shoot. Ghanie then gave up his phone and everything he had to the men.
