64-Y-O Grove EBD man charged with setting house on fire

Charged: Roy Callendar

Sixty-four-year-old Roy Anthony Callendar, a labourer of Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was on Wednesday was charged for setting fire to a dwelling house.
The elderly man is accused of committing the act on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at Lot 246 Grove Housing Scheme, EBD on a house belonging to Maria Singh.
However, while the details of the fire are unknown, the suspect appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him.
He was granted $550,000 and will make his next court appearance on September 11, 2024.