A young man who allegedly robbed another man at gunpoint of his Motorola V3 Razr cellular phone and was found with the weapon and ammunition was on Wednesday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.
Kurt Pereira, 20, of 39 Princes Street, Wortmanville pleaded not guilty to robbery under arms and two unlawful possession charges at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
It is alleged that on February 12 at Georgetown, while being armed with a gun Pereira robbed Khemraj Singh of a Motorola V3 Razr cell phone valued at $44,000. He allegedly on the same date had in his possession one .32 revolver and one .38 round of ammunition when he was not the holder of a firearm licence.
Attorney-at-law Euclin Gomes who represented Pereira told the court that the offences are bailable and that his client had recently completed his studies at the Critchlow Labour College and is in the process of looking for a job. Counsel added that his client has never been involved in any criminal activity and he received several gunshot wounds from persons who are not members of the police force. “He has more than four bullets in his right leg and I urge the court to temper justice with mercy. If the injury is not treated he runs the risk of losing his leg,” Gomes said.
Police Prosecutor Maxine Graham asked that bail be refused since she said the weapon was discovered on his person and the offences are prevalent. She added that one of a number of public-spirited citizens had fired a warning shot and more shots were fired before he was arrested by those persons.
He was taken to the hospital, she said, and his injuries are not life threatening.
Gomes responded that no firearm was found on his client but a firearm was used on him. He asked that Pereira be admitted to bail so that he can receive proper medical treatment. Graham, however, stated that he will be able to receive treatment at the prison.
His case was transferred to Court Three for March 6.
