Two young men of Rose Hall, Berbice were on Thursday charged for a series of robberies committed in the community, police have reported. Cort Batson, 20 years, of New Market Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, and Kelvin Bates, 19 years, of First Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne were charged with the following: armed robbery committed on Anil Sooraj of $510,000 on 2016-05-09 at Rose Hall Town Public Road, Corentyne; possession of narcotics to wit 15 grams of cannabis, possession of ten .32 rounds of ammunition and possession of one .32 revolver without licence on 2016-05-09 at R&S Street, Belvedere, Corentyne.
Additionally, Batson was also charged with armed robbery committed on Vinesha Sheerkissoon called ‘Vannie’ of a $1,027,000 cash and other articles valued $1,269.000 and unlawful wounding committed on Samuel Fernandes, of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, on 2016-04-30. They appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Thursday before Magistrate Merissa Mittleholzer and were remanded to prison.