A labourer was on Wednesday remanded for allegedly robbing a woman while she was in front of her yard and injuring her.
Alvin Beaton, 26, of Agricola, East Bank Demerara, was arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan read the charge to him.
It is alleged that on February 12, at Agricola, he robbed Lynette Grumble of a handbag valued $3,500, $55,000 cash and documents and before, after, or during the robbery, he used aggravated violence against the woman. He denied the charge.
According to the police prosecutor, on the date mentioned at around 23:16 hrs, Grumble arrived home with her daughter. She was standing in front of the yard when the man allegedly grabbed her and the bag. She raised an alarm and her daughter who was already inside the yard, ran to her rescue. The man then pulled out a knife which he used to attack the daughter and then cut Grumble on her left hand. He then fled.
The woman reported the matter to the police and was then escorted to the Diamond Hospital where she received treatment for her injured hand. The man was later arrested but the items were not recovered.
Beaton told the court that he did not rob the woman, contending, “She know who rob her.” However, the woman told the magistrate that she was positive that Beaton robbed her and said that she knows him because he also lives in Agricola.
The matter has been adjourned until March 2.
