Armed robbery accused remanded to prison

Kevin Batson, a resident of School Street, Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), appeared on Monday before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts to answer two counts of armed robbery.
The 29-year-old unemployed Batson, called “Kero”, is accused of robbing Joshua Singh of a quantity of items valued at $215,000 on January 4, at Diamond Public Road, EBD. He has also been charged with robbing Rajesh Ramlakhan on January 7 at Grove Housing Scheme, EBD.
Batson denied the allegations before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce, but was refused bail and remanded to prison until February 2.
Batson had faced a similar charge in 2022, when he was accused of robbing a labourer of $50,000 in cash on August 22, 2022. That robbery had allegedly occurred at Grove Public Road, EBD, and he had been granted bail in the sum of $150,000 by Magistrate Scarce. This publication is unaware of the legal status of that matter. (G1)