Attempted murder accused on armed robbery, assault charges

Two men accused of robbing a man with a gun and assaulting another with intent to rob him were yesterday granted bail in the sum of $300,000 each when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

The allegation against Collis King and Shaka Chase is that on July 29, at William Street, Georgetown, being armed with a gun, they robbed Shawn Bryn of a BlackBerry Smartphone, a quantity of cash and other items valued $49,000 and the property of the said Bryn.

On the same day, also at William Street, the two are alleged to have assaulted Sherlock D’Aguiar with intent to rob him. The jointly-charged duo was