–for recent Bel Air Park armed robbery

A 37-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to 50 months in jail for an armed robbery committed on a Brazilian and her driver, at Bel Air Park, Georgetown, while his two co-accusers were remanded to prison.

Kelvin Emperor, of West Ruimveldt, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman jointly charged with Leon Smart and Nzumi Scipio on two counts of armed robbery.

The charges allege that the trio on November 24, at Bel Air Park, while being armed with a gun, robbed Tasia DaSliva DaSouza of an iPhone and other valuables totalling $499,000.
It is further alleged that they also robbed Davidand Pablall of an iPhone valued $150,000.
Emperor, who confessed to the offence, also admitted being the mastermind behind the armed robbery. He, however, said that the two other defendants had no part in it.

“I’m being truthful! I ain’t able waste de court time! Dem two man innocent!” Emperor told the court.

The court heard from Police Prosecutor, Shawn Gonsalves, that DaSouza is a Brazilian and Pablall is her driver. He said that on the day in question, the driver reportedly took DaSouza to see her relatives in Bel Air Park, and as they disembarked their vehicle, a white Toyota Allion motorcar drove up beside them.

Emperor, while armed with the gun, the court also heard, got into the victims’ vehicle and robbed them.

DaSouza, however, managed to track her cellphone to a house in West Ruimveldt where she observed the same white car the robbers were in earlier parked in the yard. Emperor was arrested at the house, and all the stolen items were also recovered by the police.
While Emperor will begin serving his sentence, his co-defendants will return to court on December 11.