Noel George, who stands accused of executing an armed robbery with a cutlass, was remanded to prison on Thursday when Senior Magistrate Leron Daly denied him his pre-trial liberty.
He made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates Courts, where he was arraigned on the charge of using a cutlass to rob Zain Angel of $70,000 at Croal Street, Georgetown on January 9, 2019.
The 20-year-old unrepresented man denied the charge by way of entering a not-guilty plea. His bail refusal came as a result of strong objections by Police Prosecutor Sanj Singh, who contended that the defendant had numerous matters of similar nature before the courts and he was recently charged.
The facts of the matter are that the Virtual Complainant (VC) was walking along Croal Street when George confronted him with cutlass in hand. Moreover, Police say that George aimed the cutlass at Angel and ordered him to hand over his valuables. The accused man then fled the scene after robbing the VC, but Police later arrested and charged him for the offence.
The defendant will return to court on January 21, 2019.
