EDWARD Skeete, also called ‘Pretty Boy,’ was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Magistrate Dylan Bess at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for armed robbery.

It was alleged that the 32-year-old, on March 31, 2019, at Lombard Street, Georgetown, while in the company of others, and armed with a gun, robbed Zane Henderson of $900,000 in cash. Skeete pleaded not guilty to the charge. He is being represented by Attorney-at-Law George Thomas, who requested bail, stating that the case against Skeete was weak.

However, facts presented to the court indicated that, on the day in question, Henderson was sitting in a Route 42 mini-bus at Lombard Street, when the accused approached him armed with a gun and relieved him of the cash. During the attack, Henderson resisted, and, as a result, Skeete shot him to the leg and then escaped.

Prosecutor Tracy May-Gittens objected to bail being granted to the defendant due to the serious nature of the offence and the fact that the accused was previously involved in similar matters that were serious. Skeete was previously charged for the murder of Rayon Clementson on July 14, 2015 and later, robbery.

After looking at the facts presented to the court, the magistrate ruled that Skeete be remanded to prison and make his next appearance on April 18, 2019.