No bail for accused in knife-point robbery

Scrap metal labourer Leon Fredericks, who is alleged to have robbed a man of his BlackBerry phone using a knife, was remanded yesterday by Magistrate Faith McGusty.

Fredericks, 21, of Lot 6 McDoom, East Coast Demerara, was arraigned on a charge of armed robbery, which was allegedly committed on October 13 in Georgetown. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The court heard that while being armed with a knife, Fredericks stole a