TWO men from Meadow Brook Gardens and a woman from East Ruimveldt were refused bail by Magistrate Judy Latchman Wednesday on an armed robbery charge committed last Sunday at Lime Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. Peter McKenzie, a 23-year-old Digicel employee of Lot 298 Meadow Brook Gardens and Anikie Rogers, 19, of Lot 195 of Meadow Brook Gardens and Alana Taylor, 35, of Lot 212 East Ruimveldt, all of Georgetown, were not required to plead to the indictable offence that said on Sunday, March 2 at Lime Street, also in the city, being armed with a gun they robbed businesswoman Elizabeth Hendricks of one BLU cellular phone, one gold ring, one hang bag, one laptop, three Blackberry chargers, together valued $341,000.
Police Sergeant Vishnu Hunt, prosecuting, successfully objected to bail, citing the seriousness of the offence and the fact that a weapon was used in the commission of the offence. He said it is likely that if granted bail the defendants may not return for their trial.
The prosecutor did not object to Taylor’s pre-trial freedom. He said that the woman is a friend of the virtual complainants for a number of years and will be used as a witness in the matter. He also stated that he was instructed that the investigating rank tried to have the charge withdrawn against Taylor but by the time this could have been done, the file had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Attorney-at-law Mr. Mark Waldron said the investigators are fully aware that Taylor had no connection with either of the accused and had been cooperating fully with the police.
Meanwhile, Attorney-at-Law Paul Fung-a-Fat representing the duo argued that there is no evidence to implicate his clients. He said McKenzie was employed with the VC two months ago at her pit mine in the hinterland.
The trio was remanded to prison until March 7.

(By Geeta Rampersaud )