Accused of stealing $215,000 gold chain

Kennard Persaud

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Thursday remanded a man accused of stealing a gold chain valued $215,000 from another when he appeared in court.

The Georgetown Magis-trates’ Court heard that Kennard Persaud stands accused of stealing the chain from Quacy Mansfield. Persaud, who had been absent on each of his scheduled court appearances was asked why he had missed those dates. He told the court that he works out of town and whenever he came back to town his court dates had already passed.

In his submissions, Prosecutor Michael Grant said Persaud was only apprehended after Mansfield saw him and