A HANDYMAN charged with stealing a “mountain bicycle” from his cousin’s yard appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday.

Akson Mohammed (no address given) was granted $25,000 bail on the charge, which said he stole the $30,000 bike, belonging to Jairam Hastol, on December 4 from Lot 236 David Street, Kitty, Georgetown.
The 49-year-old defendant pleaded not guilty, but Police Corporal Bharat Mangru, prosecuting, said Mohammed walked into the owner’s yard, climbed on to the parked cycle and rode away.
But he was apprehended by the virtual complainant’s son who pursued him, the prosecutor said.
Mohammed denied this information as the prosecutor was speaking and clarified that Hastol is his cousin.
His case will continue on January 14, 2014.