South Ruimveldt man remanded on robbery, drug charges

A suspected robber who was allegedly nabbed with drugs was remanded to prison yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The accused Ijah Byron, of South Ruimveldt, was charged with robbing Dawn McDonald of two gold chains, valued $161,000, at gunpoint. The man allegedly committed the offence on October 1, last year.

Byron was not required to