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Two teenagers who allegedly robbed two men of jewellery and a cellular phone together valued almost $200,000 were placed on $100,000 bail each when they appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Christopher Smith
Nigel Thompson, 18, of 337 East Ruimveldt and Christopher Smith, 19, of 27 Sandy Babb Street, Kitty each pleaded not guilty to two counts of robbery under arms.
It is alleged that on September 28 the duo while being armed with an ice-pick robbed M. Mangar and R. Kanya of one gold chain worth $75,000 and one cellular phone worth $30,000 and one band worth $85,000, respectively.
According to Smith he had just left his `child mother’s’ house and was riding on his bicycle along Sheriff Street when he saw Thompson there. “I ask he wah he doing there and tell he not to bother catching bus that I gonna get he a taxi to go home,” Smith said.
Smith went on to tell the court that when he was looking for money to give Thompson for the taxi he discovered his pockets empty. We got on the bicycle, Smith continued, and rode a little way back to look for the money. However, the teen said that their search was unsuccessful and Thompson asked to spend the night at his house.
“We de riding along to my house when the police patrol pick we up,” Smith said. “…they find de cell phone on he so he can explain to you how he get it,” the young man stated while gesturing towards Thompson.
Thompson told the court that he’d just stepped out of a Sheriff Street nightclub with his girlfriend when the young woman saw the phone on the ground next to the wheel of a parked car. He explained that he picked the phone up and stated that if he’d stolen the phone he would’ve immediately removed the chip.
“Why did you pick it up?” the magistrate asked Thompson. The teen lowered his head and muttered “nothing.”
According to the prosecution the two accused were at the Sheriff Street nightclub when the virtual complainants exited the building. The duo, the prosecution said, attacked the men with the ice-pick and relieved them of the items stated in the charge. The matter was reported to a passing police patrol and based on the description given by the virtual complainants the young men were picked up and the phone found on the person of Thompson.
“I am not a robber man…I just find myself in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Smith told the court.
The magistrate placed the teens on $50,000 bail for each of the charges. They are to return to court on October 14.
these two tugs are definately two puss. they are telling a lie especially the part about taking a taxi and not bothering to go home. if he was in the disco with his two girlfriends where did they go after coming out of the disco? why did he not bring them to court to tell the judge about the phone. he is saying that he is not a theif but in the same breath he is saying that if he stole the phone he would take out the chip and throw it away. a liar is a thief and a thief is eventually meet in a situation where he becomes a murderer. this just makes me want to shake my head.
These 2 thugs should spend a long time in the prison –so they can can conteplate their future . They need to stop preying on hard working Guyanese .
Wok? ehehehe woking is hard hard work…i got to wake up too early..it cost too much to wok.wen i wok so hard and then wen i get pay i aint got notin leff fuh sport.me bass man deh pun meh back.fellow employees aint helping meh.ah cant wok in de hat hat sun.ah cant wok in de pourin rain.why i gon wok fuh lil measly money fuh…Stats just came out in Canada where it says “80% of the working class can only save one hundred dollars a month or less……..but we still got to wok fuh a living….If anyone thnks that these youth men here in Toronto and Guyana or any where for that matter will work and strive for a decent life style then think again…Its much easier to rob your way to riches and hope of not getting caught……These are the same ones who will graduate to the most henious crimes imaginable in society in the near future….we see it happens all the time.
Ay ya yai !! These two young criminals are starters,,, who want to Get Rich Quick at the expense of others….. If those two workers had retilated they would of surely been killed or injured.
Watch out !! while on bail they might continue their practices.
Arnold you got it correct::::::::::
Two more teens in the ‘ get rich quick agenda .’ Young fools .
Get this fellas , since the ‘ fineman ‘ situation the GPF and JS are wising up , you play the fool and and commit crimes , they will catch you eventually ! Cause in the first place , it’s stupid to get involved in the GRQ agenda and think you can get away . If you’re lucky , they might not shoot you dead ! So come on fellas , get a legit . job and enjoy life .