CHARLES Tobey, 26, and Kelvin McPherson, 22, appeared Monday before Georgetown Magistrate, Ann McLennan to answer a robbery-under- arms charge, which detailed that on November 5, at Robb Street, Georgetown, being armed with an ice-pick, they robbed Edward McCoy of one Blackberry phone worth $22,000 and $3,000 cash, a total sum of $25,000.

The two defendants were not required to plead to the indictable charge. Tobey was represented by attorney, Paul Fung-a-fat, who said his client is a cane-cutter with no antecedents, and he is requesting reasonable bail and an early trial date; but the prosecutor objected to bail on the grounds of the nature and prevalence of the offence.

Both defendants were refused bail and were remanded to November 21, when they will appear before Magistrate Fabayo Azore.