Sentenced before for theft, a Kitty youth was on Friday refused bail after being slapped with three new robbery charges.
Shaquille Mentore pleaded not guilty to the charges when he was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in a Georgetown court.
It is alleged that on July 3, 2021, at Stabroek, Georgetown, he stole a gold chain, valued $120,000, and a cell phone, valued $73,000, from Shenola Gittens
It is also alleged that on July 13, 2021, at Stabroek, Georgetown, he stole a gold chain, valued $64,000, two gold rings, valued $30,000 from Cindy Lyttle.
Additionally, it is alleged that on July 13, 2021, at Longden Street, he a gold chain, valued at $100,000 and a gold and diamond pendant, valued at $100,000, from Tavia Bookie.
After his not guilty pleas, Mentore was remanded to prison until August 13.
In March last, Mentore was fined $70,000 by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after he admitted to stealing a woman’s bag. He had pleaded guilty to the charge, which stated that on February 18, 2020, at Duncan Street, Georgetown, he stole a bag containing articles valued at $49,240, which was the property of Louisiana Campbell.
This newspaper has also reported that in January of 2019, Mentore was sentenced by acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus for the theft of a phone, valued $140,000, from Nicholas Gangaram. He had said he stole the phone because he needed money to buy a bicycle.
