Melanie man, 20, pleads guilty to seven counts of armed robbery

Matthew Sylvain

Matthew Sylvain, a 20-year-old labourer of Lot 14 North Melanie, East Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court #1 and #2 on seven charges of armed robbery and pleaded guilty to all.

He was jailed for two years each on two of them and has to return to court for sentencing on the other five, according to a statement from the police.

The statement said that Sylvain is accused of committing the armed robberies on: