Epileptic man gets self-bail on armed robbery charge

An epileptic man accused of committing an armed robbery was yesterday released on his own recognisance.

Selwyn Allen, of Paradise, East Coast Demerara, stands accused of robbing Gerald Browne of $100 and a Nokia cellphone, valued at $33,000 on October 17, at Sophia.

It is the police’s case that Allen, who was armed with a cutlass, attacked Browne. It is alleged that he