TWO men charged for robbery with offensive weapons were on Friday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine- Beharry. 

Samuel Duncan, a construction worker of Lot 98 North Road, Georgetown, initially pleaded guilty to the charge that said on Thursday, October 30 at Sheriff Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, in company with Kevin Batson and armed with a screwdriver, robbed Navendra Sawan of $G18,000 cash and a Blackberry cellphone worth
$40,000.
Duncan however explained to the court that three men had run in front of him and he saw the money on the ground; he picked up the money and escaped. Based on his explanation, a not guilty plea was entered.
The other offender Kevin Batson, a seaman who resides at 128 Grove, East Bank Demerara, pleaded not guilty to the same charge.
The police prosecutor Michael Grant stated that on the day in question around 23:20hrs, Sawan was walking along Sheriff Street when the two defendants on a bicycle accosted him, held him up with an icepick and a screwdriver and dealt him several stabs about his body.
Sawan was rushed to the hospital for medical attention, and the matter was reported to the police. Acting on information, the police apprehended the defendants and the items were recovered.
The prosecutor objected to bail on the basis of the nature, gravity and prevalence of the offence, and the fact that the victim had received several stab wounds by both defendants before robbing him.
The matter will be called again on November7.