Woman jailed for cell phone robbery at knife-point

Twenty-three-year-old Sharon Smith who was accused of using a knife to rob Lochanie Narine of one cell phone was yesterday sentenced to two years imprisonment after appearing before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

Smith had initially entered a not guilty plea to the October 3, 2010 robbery under arms charge after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and had  been on remand since.

The trial into the matter against Smith subsequently commenced before Magis-trate Octive-Hamilton when the accused pleaded guilty