-court hears

Jason Lawrence, 21, was yesterday remanded to prison on the charge that he used a pair of scissors to carry out an armed robbery on a woman.

Lawrence was not required to plead to the indictable charge of robbery under arms when it was read to him by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

It was alleged that on August 25 at Georgetown, Lawrence, being armed with a pair of scissors, robbed Dawn Phillips of articles valued $81,000.

Police prosecutor Shellon Daniels asked that Lawrence be denied bail and a date set for statements.

The prosecutor’s request was granted and the unrepresented Lawrence was later remanded to prison. He was ordered to return to court on October 14.