Corentyne teens on robbery charge

Two teenagers accused of robbing a man of money and other items were remanded to prison when they appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s court yesterday.

Amron Majeed, 17, and Rajkumar Verespeu, 19, are alleged to have robbed Yurraj Shoodeo as he waited for a friend in a bus shed at Albion, Corentyne. The duo appeared before Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer at the Albion Magistrate’s Court and were not required to plead to a joint charge of armed robbery. They were refused bail and remanded to prison until June 13 for report.