Accused in violent robbery walks after complainant declines to testify

Alex Mendonca, faced with a robbery with violence charge, got a reprieve yesterday after his accuser declined to give evidence against him.

Mendonca was arraigned at the Georgetown Magi-strates’ Court yesterday, on a charge that he violently robbed Wendy Williams of a gold band, valued $400,000, on August 22.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge. After Magistrate Faith McGusty read the charge, attorney Paul Fung-a-Fat,