A 28-year-old father of seven will spend the next 56 months behind bars after a court found him guilty of assisting his co-conspirator to snatch another man’s chain from round his neck.
Welder Quincy Letlow was yesterday convicted of an October 28 charge which stated that at the corner of Croal and Water streets, Georgetown, he and another person, robbed Paul De Nobrega of a gold chain valued $230,000.
The prosecution’s facts are that on the day in question the virtual complainant (VC) was on Water and Croal streets when a man approached and snatched his chain, making good his escape after the defendant started cuffing De Nobrega.
The defendant had denied the charge of robbery with aggravation when it was read to him and had remained on remand.
Letlow, who appeared visibly distressed and uneasy,
