No bail for Freeman St man accused of robbing former workmates

A Freeman Street, East La Penitence man was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that he used a gun to rob two former co-workers of a cellphone and a gold chain.

Dimenche Dover, of Lot 59 Freeman Street, East La Penitence, appeared virtually before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan via the Brickdam Police Station Hub and he faced two armed robbery charges.

It was alleged that on October 23, at Freeman Street, East La Penitence, while in the company of another, he robbed Yogeshwar Bissoonchand of a gold chain, valued $120,000, and robbed Ryan Balkarran of a cellphone, valued $45,000. He was remanded to prison until December 8 after he denied the charges.