SCHOOLBOY, Dennis Thomas, 18 , of Portuguese Quarters, Port Mourant, and his 14–year-old peer, of Hampshire Squatting Area,  appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus last Friday, charged with two counts of robbery with violence.

Police allege that the duo, on October 11 last, at Albion Public Road, Corentyne,  robbed Stephon Norah and Rakeel Gordon of two cellular phones valued at $116,000 and $1,500 in cash.
They were each ordered to post $80,000 bail before being released into the custody of their guardians.
Reports reveal that Norah and Gordon had travelled from  Springlands to Albion to  view inter-club cricket matches at the Albion Sports Complex.
They were entrusted with the cellular phones owned by Junior Blair and Javon Ali, both of whom were players in the matches.
Norah and Gordon were further entrusted  with $1500 to purchase food. It was on their way to the restaurant that they were confronted by the defendants on a bicycle.
The schoolboys, armed with knives, allegedly choked and robbed their victims, before escaping.
Meanwhile, on October  24, at the Inter-Branch School Sports at Skeldon Community Centre Ground, Norah was watching the athletic activity when he pointed out the older defendant to the police.
Subsequently, the teenager was taken to the Albion Police Station, where he identified the  younger defendant, who was subsequently arrested. The  cellular phones were  later handed over to the complainants.
The matter has been transferred to Albion Court for hearing.

(Jeune Vankeric)