A Bourda Market vendor has been remanded to prison after being charged with robbing a man of his belongings
Franklin Critchlow, a vendor of Lot 14 D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, was on April 6, remanded to prison after he was charged with robbing Matues Neves of his belongings.
Critchlow appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. The prosecutor stated that on April 2, at Drury Lane, Campbellville, Critchlow, while armed with a dangerous weapon and in the company of two other males, robbed Neves of a white iPhone Pro Max valued $285,000, and a M7 Smart Watch valued $21,500.
According to the particulars of the matter, the complainant and the defendant are known to each other. On Sunday April 2, at 20:30 hours Neves was walking west on Drury Lane when he was confronted by Critchlow who was on a bicycle in the company of two other men who were on foot. The defendant who was armed with a knife pointed the weapon at Neves and relieved him of the aforementioned articles that were in his possession. Neves later reported the matter to the Alberttown Police Station and subsequently, he and a police officer attended Bourda Market where the defendant worked. Neves pointed out the defendant to the policeman who then informed him of the offence allegedly committed and conducted a search of his person, whereupon the stolen items were recovered and identified by Neves.
The defendant was cautioned, to which he remained silent, and escorted to the Alberttown Police Station where he was placed into custody.
In court, the defendant pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison until April 19.
