Four Corentyne men were yesterday charged with seven counts of armed robbery committed on residents within the Central Corentyne area over the past few weeks.
John Simon, 34, a labourer of Lancaster Village, Corentyne; Gavin Durant, also known as ‘Son Son,’ 33, a labourer of Liverpool Village, Corentyne; Garfield Gray also known as ‘Town Sheep,’ 50, a cattle farmer of Alness Village, Corentyne and Samuel Fraser, also known as ‘Charlie,’ 30, a cattle farmer of Alness Village, Corentyne, were all jointly charged with seven counts of armed robbery when they appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court.
The men are accused of robbing Daniel Sony, also known as ‘Harvey,’ 49, a businessman of Lot 275 Bloomfield Village, Corentyne; Meena Kumarie, 36, a housewife of Lot 7 13 Street Whim Village, Corentyne; Samrita Singh, also known as ‘Babo,’ 31, a businesswoman of Lot 329 Bloomfield Village, Corentyne; Soamwattie Rajopaul, also known as ‘Soma,’ 61, a housewife of Lot 56 Alness Village, Corentyne; Mandakie Chandan, 64, a housewife of Lot 7 Public Road Nurney Village, Corentyne; Patrisha Mohabir, 36, self-employed of Lot 14 Johns, Port Mourant, Corentyne and Steven Rafiek, 42, a businessman of Lot 329 Bloomfield Village, Corentyne. The four men, who all appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Simon was asked to post a total of $950,000 bail,
while Durant was asked to post $100,000 bail for each count and Gray and Fraser were asked to post $50,000 bail for each count. The men are due to return to court on June 27, when reports are expected to be made to the court.
