Twenty-year-old Mark Griffith, of Lot 26 Bent Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown and twenty-five-year-old Nicolas Hyman of M 62 Samaan Street, Diamond Park, East Bank Demerara appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to the charge of robbery under arms.
The charge was jointly read to them and they both denied it.
The particulars of the offence stated that on Sunday 6th August, at Croal Street, Georgetown, while in the company of each other and armed with a knife, they robbed Ross Waters of one iPhone Pro cellular phone, valued $300,000, $400 USD equivalent to $80,000 Guyana currency, $100 CAN equivalent to $16,000 Guyana currency and 100 Real or Brazilian dollars, equivalent to $4,220 Guyana currency. They were both represented by attorney at law Stacy Giddings.
The court heard that the victim is a Canadian national. On the date mentioned, he was sight-seeing on Croal Street when one of the accused and another attacked him with a knife and relieved him of his property. The two accused along with the other suspect then got onto a blue and white scooter motorcycle and escaped along Croal Street. Acting on information received, the police managed to apprehend the two accused who were found in possession of some the victim’s property. Both were taken into custody and the items lodged and positively identified by the victim.
They were told of the offence committed, cautioned and both admitted to the crime. Police Prosecutor Quincy Lacon strongly objected to bail on the seriousness and prevalence of the offence. CCTV footage captured the crime. Bail was refused and both are expected to make their next court appearance on 20th September for statements.
