Chris Charles, a 22-year-old unemployed man of Lot 34 Friendship, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on Sunday by a rank from the Grove Police Station and charged yesterday with the armed robbery of a GNBS inspector.
Charles is accused of robbing a 22-year-old Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Inspector Khaatan Singh of the following items:
One black haversack valued at $7,000, which contained $15,000 cash.
One Republic Bank card.
One dark blue Samsung Galaxy S10 E smartphone, valued at $75,000.
The robbery occurred on 2023-08-11 at about 9.55 pm at Friendship School Street, East Bank Demerara.
The accused appeared at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate Court #2 before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman, where the charge was read to him, and he pleaded not guilty.
Bail was refused, and he was remanded to prison. The matter was adjourned to 2023-09-28 for statements.
