A 31-year-old handyman was remanded to prison yesterday, after he was charged with a series of armed robbery offences during his appearance at a city court.
Cheddie Bacchus, a father of two, denied four counts of armed robbery charges which were read to him by Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
It was alleged that on May 12, at Cemetery Road, Georgetown, while in the company of another and being armed with a knife, he robbed Basil Agard of a cellphone valued $10,000 and a gold chain valued $150,000, and it was also alleged that on the same date and at the same location, while in the company of another and being armed with a knife, he robbed Amit Ferguson of a motorcycle valued $275,000, a phone valued $10,000 and $3,000 cash.
