Mon Repos man robbed acquaintance who refused to give him $500

Kevin Mohammed

A Mon Repos man was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged with stealing $30,000 from a fellow villager who refused to give him $500. It is alleged that on June 1 at Mon Repos, Kevin Mohammed, 20, of 437 Block A, Mon Repos, while being together with others, robbed Khemraj Budal of $30,000. Mohammed pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Better Hope Community Centre where Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court matters are temporarily being heard.