Duo remanded on icepick robbery charge

Two men accused of wounding Winston Rogers during a robbery were yesterday remanded on a charge of robbery under arms.

Gregory Bowman, of Lot 26, Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara, and Troy Gavon, of Lot 11, Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, both stood before Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty to answer to a charge of robbery under arms, to which they both pleaded not guilty.

It was alleged that on the 16th March, 2020, at Cornhill and Hadfield streets, Georgetown, being armed with an icepick, the duo robbed Rogers of one cellular phone valued at $6000, one pair of Adidas sneakers valued at $11,500 and $17,000 cash.