A TWENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD father of seven was Wednesday sentenced to 56 months imprisonment by Magistrate Judy Latchman on a robbery with aggravation charge. 

Quincy Letlow was convicted for the offence that said on Tuesday, October 28 at the corner of Water and Croal Streets, Georgetown, being in the company of another, he robbed Paul De Nobrega of one gold chain valued $230,000.

The facts stated that on the day in question, the virtual complainant was at the corner of Water and Croal Streets, when the alleged accomplice pulled the gold chain from off De Nobrega’s neck.

The prosecution was led by Police Inspector Joel Ricknauth and with the evidence led the court was satisfied that Letlow was on the scene at the material time. The court believed that the defendant acted in consort with the chain snatcher.

The prosecutor related to the court that the defendant had several other convictions which included two counts of robbery under arms and an assault charge.

After he was found guilty, he was asked to lead a defence and chose to give an unsworn statement and declined to call a witness.

The jail term was handed down after Magistrate Latchman considered the defendant’s negative antecedents, the mitigating factors, the organised manner in which the crime was committed and the need to prohibit the defendant and others from contemplation of committing such offences.

(By Geeta Rampersaud)