An army corporal appeared in the Providence Magistrate’s Court last Friday charged in connection with the attack on the GT&T cell site at Hauraruni, Linden/Soesdyke Highway and was remanded to prison until December 29.
Fred London denied the robbery under arms and unlawful possession of a shotgun and matching rounds charges when they were read to him by Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry. The offences were allegedly committed on December 6.
Shortly after the incident the police had said that around 03:10 hrs three armed men held up and robbed one female and two male security guards at the GT&T location at Hauraruni. The men tied them up took away 23 five-gallon containers of diesel, $15,000 and a cell phone and escaped.
Later, around 04:40 hrs, ranks of a mobile patrol at Madewini, observed what at the time, was suspected to be fuel leaking from the trunk of motor car PFF 1757.
The car, police reported, was travelling in front of the patrol and was carrying three men.
The police continued following the vehicle, which subsequently suddenly stopped. One of the men then exited and opened fire with a handgun on the police. Police immediately took cover and returned fire but the men managed to escape.
A search was subsequently conducted on the abandoned car and 23 plastic containers containing dieseline, a 12-gauge shotgun with four cartridges, a pair of gloves and a camouflage hat and poncho were found.
The army corporal later went to the Madewini Police Outpost and reported the car used in the incident as having been stolen. He was arrested.
