The three persons who are accused of carrying out a brazen robbery at the Eureka Laboratory on Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg, were arraigned at the George-town Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Reuben Hopkinson, 30, of Farm, East Bank Demerara; Kacey John, 36, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara and Cephyl Drepaul, 37, of East La Penitence all appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to the charges laid against them.
The particulars of the offence state that on 6th June, at Eureka Lab, Thomas Street, Cummingsburg, Georgetown, while being in the company of others and armed with a gun, they robbed Tavin Danny and Stephan Dickson of $4 million, US$3000, two bottles of cologne valued $46,000 and one blood pressure testing instrument valued $60,000, property of Andrew Boyle.
The facts of the matter are that the number one accused was employed at Eureka Laboratory, at Thomas Street Cummingsburg, Georgetown. It is alleged that the number one accused planned the execution of the armed robbery which the number one accused and number two accused admitted under caution. The victims, Stephan Dickson and Tavin Denny, are both employed as security guards at Eureka Laboratory.
The charge was jointly read against Hopkinson, John and Drepaul which they denied. Police Prosecutor Lacon objected to bail on the grounds that a dangerous weapon was used. Bail was refused and the defendants were remanded to prison by the acting Chief Magistrate. The matter was adjourned to July 13th, 2023.
