TWO men were, yesterday, remanded to prison on a robbery under arms charge by Magistrate Judy Latchman. Ronell France, a 22- year-old machine operator at Banks DIH and of Lot 108 and Nico Devonish, 19, a mason of Lot 351, both of ‘BB’ Eccles, East Bank Demerara, pleaded not guilty to the offence, particulars of which said, on Saturday, November 16, in Lombard Street, Georgetown, being armed with guns, they robbed Keswick Miller of one pair of sneakers, two cellular phones, one motorcycle key and $60,000 cash, together value $196,000.
Police Sergeant Vishnu Hunt, prosecuting, told the court that it was around 00:45 hrs and the victim was in an abandoned building on Lombard Street talking to someone when the two defendants and another man armed with a hand gun relieved him of his belongings and made their good escape.
However, later, Miller saw the duo on Lombard Street and pointed out them to a policeman.
Attorney-at-law, Mr. Paul Fung-a-Fat made a bail application for France and Devonish but the prosecutor made a successful objection, based on the quantum involved and the fact that a gun was used in committing the crime.
The latter also said, if the defendants were allowed the grant, it is likely they might interfere with the witness and pervert the course of justice.
The case was transferred to Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for Novembers 28.