An East La Penitence man accused of robbing two friends at the Promenade Gardens was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Vishal Ramlall, 30, appeared before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty and insisted on pleading guilty to two armed robbery charges even as he claimed that he did not commit the acts. It is alleged that on August 16th at the Promenade Gardens, Georgetown, while armed with a knife, Ramlall robbed Yolanda Heckler of a cellphone, a purse and $5,000 cash, with a total value of $61,000. It is also alleged that on the same date and at the same location, while armed with a knife, Ramlall robbed Troy Sullivan of a cellphone and $7,500 cash, all totaling $97,000.
Ramlall, who was unrepresented by counsel, after pleading guilty, asked to give an explanation. He said that he is a fish cleaner at Meadow Bank Fisheries and was at the Promenade Gardens the following Saturday after the robberies would have happened.
