Man charged over Grove robbery, other crimes

The bandit who was shot in his eye by police after he was caught on the scene of a robbery in Grove two weeks ago has been slapped with five charges and remanded to prison.

Dondre Forde, 21, of Lot 3414 Stevedore Housing Scheme, appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore on Friday at the Providence Magistrate’s Court to answer the charges.

The first charge stated that Forde, along with another and armed with a gun, robbed Cheryl Embrack of an undisclosed quantity of gold jewellery, a cellular phone and a stereo set on December 13, at her Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara home. He was also accused of