Teenager fined $75,000 for theft of $60,000

A teenager was yesterday fined $75,000 for stealing $60,000 belonging to a shop owner after being arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

18-year-old Tyson Garnette accepted the July 20 charge which stated that at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara, he stole $60,000 belonging to Desiree Boston.

When given a chance to speak, the man who said that he was sorry for his actions related to the court that he saw the money, picked it up and carried it away.

He explained further that he took it home where he hid it and that when