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Teens remanded over knifepoint robbery

Three 17-year-old Barticans who allegedly robbed a man of a cellular phone worth $9,000 were remanded to prison when they appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Rawle Robinson of Lot 18 Foreman, Bartica Housing Scheme, Travis Smith of Lot L First Street, Bartica and Paul McKenzie of 51 Seventh Avenue, Bartica were not required to plead to the charge of robbery under arms when it was read to them by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

It is alleged that on October 2 at Third Avenue, Bartica, Essequibo River the trio while being armed with a knife robbed Christopher Jardine of one cellular phone worth $9,000.

Attorney-at-law Peter Hugh represented the trio. According to him, on the day in question, the teenagers had given Jardine $1,000 to buy some food but the man never returned. Later, Hugh said, the teens saw Jardeen and he could not account for the money. The man subsequently left his phone with the young men as security until he was able to repay the money, the attorney told the court.

Hugh further said that his clients were taken to the Bartica Hospital and were given medication for injuries they sustained while in police custody. The attorney applied for bail for the teens stating that sending them to prison would mean exposing them to “hardened criminals” and this may have a detrimental impact upon them at their tender age.

However, the prosecution objected to bail being granted while noting that the facts the court had were different from those submitted by Hugh. According to the prosecutor, Jardine was walking along Third Avenue, Bartica when he was confronted by the trio who held him up at knifepoint and relieved him of the cell phone. Robinson, the prosecution said, was armed with a knife and after the robbery McKenzie and Smith assaulted Jardine.

The trio was later apprehended by a police mobile patrol in the vicinity, the prosecution stated. The weapon was found on Robinson while the phone was in Smith’s possession, the prosecution added.

Magistrate Octive-Hamilton denied bail and the matter was transferred to the Bartica Magistrate’s Court for October 29.

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14 Responses to “Teens remanded over knifepoint robbery”

SandHurst First
on October 7th, 2008 6:11 am

This nonsense is why you will remand three lil boys??? A story got more than 2 sides and in this case it got four. I believe they should be put on bail..

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Davi,V George.
In reply to the above comment on October 7th, 2008 11:29 pm:
Bail?They should be publicly flogged.

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evileyes
on October 7th, 2008 8:37 am

I bet blood boils when one hear a Lawyer argues for his clients…Like any lawyer, they are supposed to be strong advocates for their clients..But some lawyers go to the extremes as to lie for their clients…I warned before that every alleged criminal will cry police brutality… Some lawyers would have the gall and nerves to tell society that these criminals must not be put amongst hardened criminals in jail because they will get worse…Soceity has no other choice to see that as a threat…Its to put fear in the minds of people…Next time you see these criminals you must be afraid because its the justice system made them hardened criminals…TOTAL HOG S..T….Man when I hear words like “tender age” my skin crawls….they do the crime they do the time and come what may…they are already hardened criminals at their “tender age”..Give them enough jail time and hard labor to place in their tender minds that crimes does not pay….

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SandHurst First
In reply to the above comment on October 8th, 2008 6:46 am:
Somebody in Canada should make a serious allegation against you and see how you like it…………………DEPORTEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!

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evileyes
In reply to the above comment on October 9th, 2008 6:48 pm:
Too bad when you respond in kind to these people it get axed…but yuh mouth cant ketch me…i dont thief..and i dont condone criminals like you do…..your response is lame as a duck sos quack quack…to you …so i cant get deportedddddddddddddddddddddd
true guyanese
on October 7th, 2008 8:50 am

i think some of these magistrate’s should go and spend a night at camp street they are just remanding people to jail …and when some of these poor innocent people go there and see what they go through for something they did not do and after mixing with hard criminals they tends to become criminals………..people who commit serious crime get bail and those that are accused for minor get remand……………

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Davi,V George.
In reply to the above comment on October 7th, 2008 11:30 pm:
Ahem,I see. What is a true Guyanese? Or,what constitutes a true Guyanese?Explain yourself.

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Arnold
on October 7th, 2008 9:43 am

Remand and subsequent Jail for those new offspring of criminals, for Money,,,,,, liars(lawers) would say anything to defend his clients..
This time I’ll spare them the Cat-Nine.

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briantee
on October 7th, 2008 6:58 pm

I have no sympathy for criminals “hardened or not’.A criminal is a criminal. All those who are branded hardened criminals were at one time small timers so to say that they are young dosent cut it .

Jail them!!!!

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Buxton Spice
on October 7th, 2008 8:07 pm

Excuse my ignorance but why were they taken to G/Town when the crime took place in Bartica? Now they are being tried in Bartica when the case comes up again.

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Davi,V George.
on October 7th, 2008 11:31 pm

Someone is acting the donkey here,that’s why.

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kelecer
on October 8th, 2008 1:54 am

I believe they should just put the trio on bail because it is a minor crime. And they are young guys too

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MACK
on October 8th, 2008 10:04 am

This one sounds confusing, however, why did they have to go to GT just to be transfered back to Bartica. Isn’t this a waste of money?

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Buxton Spice
on October 9th, 2008 2:40 am

I was told that Bartica holds court only on certain days. That’s when the magistrates and lawyers go up there. Otherwise, the accused are taken to G/Town. Does seem like a waste of time and money. Keep them there until it is court day then remand or bail them as decided.

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