$2.7M Corentyne robbery Duo charged with two counts of robbery under arms, remanded to prison

Two men who reportedly confessed to terrorising and robbing a Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) family were charged and remanded to prison when they appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
The two, Kevin Padmore, called “Bulla”, 31, a husker of Dukestown, Corriverton, and Cordell Small, called “Mad Dawg”, 34, a mason of Number 77 Housing Scheme, Corriverton, were charged jointly with two counts of robbery under arms.

It is alleged that on Wednesday, September 9, at Dukestown, while being armed with a dangerous weapon – a gun – they robbed Richard Dhup of $615,000 Guyana currency, US$2053 – equivalent to
GY$472,190, CAD$100 – equivalent to GY$15,600, SR$64,000 equivalent to GY$384,000, five ounces of raw silver valued at GY$55,000, and one silver bangle valued at GY$92,000, giving a total value of GY$1,633,790.
Additionally, the duo is charged with robbing the businessman’s wife, Willeina Dhup, of three cellular phones valued at GY$182,000, along with US$850 and a silver bangle valued at GY$12,000, giving a total value of GY$443,500.
They were not required to plead when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at Whim Magistrate’s Court on Friday afternoon.
Police Prosecutor Sergeant Collin Clarke asked the court not to grant bail, referring to the accused as repeat offenders. He argued that both were previously convicted for similar offences.

The persecutor told the court that Padmore has two pending matters before the court and is currently on bail.
The court was also informed that, following their arrest, the two individuals each provided caution statements to investigators, during which they admitted to being involved in the robberies.
However, Padmore told the court that the police assaulted him to sign the confession, while Small denied admitting to the offence.
Bail was refused, and they will have to return to court on October 16.
Police had reported that the victim and his family were sitting at the back of the yard when three masked men pounced on them through the northern fence. One of them, armed with what appeared to be a handgun, demanded that they go into the house.
While in the house, the victims were ordered to lie on the kitchen floor while the robbers ransacked the entire house, stole the mentioned valuables, and later made good their escape on foot.
It had been reported that the wife was also stabbed during the ordeal, which lasted about 10 minutes.
The robbers pounced on the family during a power outage, and when power was restored, they found the valuables they were seeking and then fled.
Police also reported that the two men, after being apprehended, implicated a third person, “Moses”, who is currently on the run.