Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday remanded a labourer to prison after he appeared before her in Court Two of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with armed robbery.Twenty-four-year old Aubrey Nakasie Bobb of 519 East Ruimveldt was not required to plead to the indictable charge which read that on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Ruimveldt Public Road while being in the company of another person and being armed with a dangerous weapon, he robbed Demetri Jamond of three United States of America identification cards, one Guyana identification card, three discount cards; one Republic Bank ATM card and a Blackberry Z10 smartphone – all valued at $80,000. $32,000 in cash was also taken.
Police Prosecutor Sergeant Neville Jeffers made an application for the Administration of Justice Act (AJA) for the matter to be tried summarily but the accused denied the allegations stating that he knew the robbery victim for the past 24 years and they had never had any altercations, so he was confused as to why Jamond would make false accusations against him.
Jeffers objected to bail based on the seriousness of the offence, the prevalence of it within the society and the fact that a gun was allegedly used. He also revealed that the accused provided the Court with a different address from that which was provided to the Police. He further revealed that while the accused was not placed in an identification parade, he was positively identified by the victim.
The Magistrate refused bail and the accused was remanded to prison. The matter will return to court on November 2 for statements.