Marvin John, a vendor of Mocha, on the East Bank of Demerara was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with robbing Natoya McFarlane of her valuables.
The charge against John, who made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, alleges that on April 15 at Robb Street, Georgetown, he robbed Natoya McFarlane of one shoulder bag valued $30,000, which contained a Samsung Galaxy phone valued $95,000, one gold chain valued $100,000, a pair of spectacles valued $84,000, and $29,000 cash which she had in her possession. The accused is also alleged to have assaulted his victim at the time of the robbery.
McFarlane subsequently reported the matter to a police officer at the Stabroek Market, and was able to positively identify the defendant as he was about to board a minibus. He was duly apprehended and searched by the police officer but the aforementioned were not discovered to be in his possession. He was then taken into police custody.
In court, the police prosecutor objected to bail and the defendant was not required to plead to the charge which was laid indictably. He was remanded to prison until 3rd May, 2023.
