Cart man accused of diamonds robbery gets bail

Paul Persaud

Paul Persaud, the Albouystown cart man accused of robbing a woman of hundreds of thousands of dollars in diamonds and other items, was on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of $100,000 by a city court.

It was alleged that Persaud, on December 7, at Albouystown, robbed Sonia Stanislaus of a handbag, a gold chain, a Nokia phone and a quantity of diamonds valued $350,000. The total value of the items taken amounted to $442,500.

Persaud, 23, of Lot 27 Hill Street, Albouystown, was represented by