A man was yesterday remanded to prison after he denied a robbery with aggravation charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Eighteen-year-old Jamal Hincks of Albouystown stood before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty in her Georgetown Court-room yesterday when he was read a charge which stated that on November 3rd at Carmichael Street, Georgetown, he robbed Pedro Nascimento of a $100,000 cellphone, a $10,000 wallet and $1000 cash. The charge also stated that immediately before, during or immediately after the robbery, he used personal violence towards Nascimento.
The youth was represented by attorney-at-law Paul Fung-a-Fat, who in his application for bail, told the court that the complainant might no longer be in the country, given that he is a Brazilian.
However, police prosecutor Analisa Brumell told the court that there is no certainty that Nascimento will not return to Guyana to testify. She also told the court that Hincks was positively identified by the complainant. She told the court that on the day of the arrest, police along with Nascimento saw Hincks standing by the St. George’s Cathedral near King Street. He was told of the allegation and taken into custody.
She also added that because he was identified by the complainant there is no need for an identification parade.
Magistrate McGusty then remanded the 18-year-old to prison until November 13th.
