$25,000 bail for man accused of lifting $500 note

Accused of snatching a $500 bill from a woman in a bus, Christopher Jedoo had his bail set at $25,000 after he declared his innocence in court yesterday.

Jedoo was accused of stealing $500 from Lena Persaud on July 23rd, 2015, at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara.

At his arraignment at the Providence Magistrate’s Court, the prosecution stated that while Jedoo and Persaud were traveling in a Route 42 bus along the East Bank Highway, he reached into the right pocket of Persaud’s pants and took the