Stanleytown fisher freed of robbery charge

Stanleytown fisherman Richard Bourne was on Thursday cleared of an armed robbery charge by a city court.

It had been alleged that Bourne, 43, on November 9th, last year, being armed with a knife, robbed Roopnarine Sawh of a silver chain, valued $35,000, a gold and silver hand band, valued $35,000, and $45,000 cash.

After trial, however, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan found that there were