A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD lad, accused of stealing a cellular phone, was put on $50,000 bail yesterday by Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty. Johnathan Dhanradof, Lot 76 Block ‘X’ Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, pleaded not guilty to the offence, particulars of which said, between March 11 and 21 in Georgetown, he stole the $65,000 phone, property of Keishar’s.
Attorney-at-law Mr. Paul Fung-a-Fat succeeded with the pre-trial freedom application after Police Corporal Seon Blackman, prosecuting, did not object to it, but requested a substantial sum with conditions attached.
The defendant was ordered to report at Brickdam Police Station every Friday at 09:00 hrs and the case was transferred to Providence Court, also on East Bank Demerara, for Monday, April 14.