A 30-year-old labourer who allegedly stole two car mirrors from a car parked in a police station compound was yesterday remanded to prison after he failed to give the court a fixed place of abode, which was required to secure bail.
Eric Abrigo denied the charge, which alleged that on October 13th, at the Ruimveldt Police Station, he stole two car mirrors valued $60,000 from a car owned by Julius Smith.
After denying the charge, which was read by Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Five, Abrigo told the court that he was fetching solar panels into the compound when he noticed another man stealing the car mirrors. The man, he said, started running up the road when he noticed the police, who went straight to Abrigo and arrested him.
The prosecutor objected to bail citing the nature of the offence and the punishment the offence attracts. The prosecutor also said that the defendant did not give the court a fixed place of abode, hence he is automatically considered a flight risk. McGusty then asked Abrigo, where he lived to which he responded “Albouystown.” She asked him if he had a lot number but Abrigo did not respond.
She subsequently remanded him to prison telling him that if he provides a fixed address on the next court date, he will be granted bail. The matter was then transferred to Court 8 & 9, where Magistrate Rondell Weaver told Abrigo that his trial will commence on November 8th.
