FORTY-four-year-old Clifton Dowlin, a carpenter of Lot 41 North Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was on Thursday placed on $75,000 bail for stealing two 27-plate batteries.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge, which detailed that on August 18, at Ganges Street, Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, he stole said batteries, which, together valued at $115,000, property of Michael Gaskin.

Police Prosecutor Adduni Innis, told the court that the virtual complainant(VC)’s employee had checked and secured a truck which was parked on the eastern parapet of his employer’s yard, before leaving for his home.
Later the same day, the VC himself went to check his truck, and discovered that the articles mentioned in the charge were missing. Investigations were carried out, and the defendant was arrested and charged.

The prosecutor opposed bail for the unrepresented man on the grounds of the nature of the charge and the fact that he had been convicted for a similar offence.

His case was put off for October 1 before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.