Lumber yard worker charged with snatching woman’s chain

A lumber yard employee accused of snatching a woman’s gold chain at Stabroek Market was granted $100,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, yesterday.

Travis Nickels of Lot 45 Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge pleaded not guilty to snatching a gold chain and pendant valued $65,000 from Savitra Singh, when the charge was read to him by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry in Court 1.

Police Prosecutor Seon Blackman said that on November 25, Singh was in the Stabroek market when she felt a sudden pull and turned around to see a