Labourer, 18, remanded over knifepoint robbery

An 18-year-old labourer who allegedly robbed a woman at knifepoint near the fire station next to Stabroek Market was on Monday remanded to prison by Magistrate Sueanna Lovell after he appeared before her in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Mark Johnson of Lot 287 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme was accused of robbing Olinda Griffith of one handbag worth $3,000 and $8,000, while being armed