Three men were yesterday placed on bail in the sum of $200,000 each when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of break and enter and larceny.

Murtland Paul

It is alleged that between June 29 and 30 at Georgetown, Murtland Paul, 23, a mason of 63 Cross Street, Werk-en-Rust, 21-year-old Clive Bullen, a heavy-duty machinery operator of 2318 Soufriere Street, North Ruimveldt and 21-year-old Randell Singh, an auto-electrician of 116 Lamaha Springs,  broke and entered the L and D Internet and Games Shop and stole items valued $1.8M, property of Rawle Gravesande.

The trio pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them by the Acting Chief Magistrate.
The defendants were represented by attorneys-at-law Patrice Henry, Adrian Thompson and Gordon Gilhuys respectively. The lawyers made applications that bail be granted their clients in reasonable amounts on the grounds that the accused persons pose no risk of flight, have fixed places of abode, have no previous antecedents, and have been in full cooperation with the police in their investigations.

Gilhuys explained to the court that his client, Randell Singh had been placed on $20,000 station bail and asked that he be admitted to bail on the merit of the said station bail.

When given a chance to respond, the virtual complainant told the court that some of the items had been recovered at Paul’s home.

Rondell Singh

Clive Bullen

Court Prosecutor, Police Corporal Munilall Seetaram had no objection to the bail application and said that the items which were recovered had been lodged at the Alberttown Police Station. Seetaram stated also that both Paul and Bullen had previous brushes with the law

Their matter was transferred to Court Two for August 5.