–third defendant on $250,000 bail

TEENAGERS Kevin Dhanpat, alias Kelly, and Danswrick Griffith, called ‘Police’, both of Canefield Settlement, East Canje Berbice, appeared before New Amsterdam Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus
to answer a charge of break and enter and larceny committed on the dwelling house of their neighbour, Antonio Bissondyal, from which they stole a black, flat-screen television and a DVD player, to the total worth of $140,000.Confessing to the offence, Dhanpat told the court that the door to the complainant’s home was open, and he entered the home and extracted the television.
Griffith confessed to having climbed through the complainant’s window in order to open the door.
Asked by the magistrate the length of jail term they expected, Dhanpat replied, “Maam, I don’t know,”, but Griffith suggested two months. They were each consequently sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
Meanwhile, a third defendant, Vishal Ramlochan, denied the allegation and was ordered to post $250,000 bail. His case is scheduled for December 11 for statements and fixture.