A construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to the charge of robbery under arms.
Twenty-four-year-old Ryan Pompey of Lot 136 Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court who read the charge to him. It is alleged that Pompey, on August 2nd at North Road, Georgetown, while being armed with a knife, robbed Shane Paul of $45,000. Pompey will return to court on August 15th.