Two jailed for stealing Mazda Axela car

TWO men were Wednesday sentenced to 36 months imprisonment each by Magistrate Ann McLennan for stealing a Mazda Axela motor car. Security guard Mortimer Chand also called “Yankee,” made his appearance before Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on June 16 last and pleaded not guilty to the offence that said on June 11 at John Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, he stole one Toyota Mazda Axela motorcar PPP 5782 valued $2.7 M, property of Ivelaw Allicock.
Twenty -three-year-old Kirtland Scott, also known as “Cook Up,” a hire-car driver of Lot 48 Friendship, East Coast Demerara, also made his appearance before the Chief Magistrate on June 24.
Both matters were transferred to Magistrate Ann McLennan for trial. However, a 29-year-old taxi driver Alton Golding was the third person to be charged with this offence. He appeared in court on October 17 and his trial is ongoing.
Police Corporal Bharat Mangru, prosecuting, told the court on Chand’s first appearance that the victim had parked his car and had retired to bed; but on the following morning, around 06:00 hrs, he discovered his car missing and the matter was reported to the police. An investigation was carried out, and after Scott was arrested, he admitted to the offence in a confession statement.

Acting on information, ranks went to Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara and managed to recover the car. Information unearthed during the investigation led to the three men. Though they had been arrested at different times, they were all charged with simple larceny.

According to the prosecutor, the defendant was arrested in Berbice for a similar offence, and since committing this offence, Scott has been evading the police.

Mangru successfully objected to bail on the grounds of the seriousness and prevalence of the offence, and the penalty it attracts. He also noted that, if granted bail, the defendant would not return for his trial, since he has other pending matters of a similar nature.

The trial was conducted before Magistrate Ann McLennan and the matter was prosecuted by Police Corporal Dinero Jones. Approximately four witnesses were called on behalf of the prosecution to testify, three of whom were police witnesses.
Both unrepresented men were found guilty as charged for the offence for which they had been arraigned.

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