A fish vendor who is accused of stealing rings during an altercation was released on $80,000 bail after he denied the charge.
Tafivan Vieira, 37, of Meadow Bank, George-town, was arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where Magistrate Dylon Bess read the charge to him.
It is alleged that on September 26, 2021, at Meadowbank Wharf, Georgetown, he stole a gold ring valued at $152,200, and a silver ring valued at $14,500, from Roma Monessar.
According to the Police Prosecutor, Vieira and Monessar, who are known to each other, had a fight at the Meadow Bank and Vieira allegedly stole the rings during the bout.
Vieira, who was told to lodge his passport with the court, was released on $80,000 bail with the condition that he reports to the Ruimveldt Police Station. The matter was adjourned until a later date in October.
