Bartica miner remanded on armed robbery charge, several counts of burglary

Coby Joshua Clay, also known as “Coby Layne,” a 22-year-old miner from Bartica Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) was remanded to prison on Monday by Magistrate Teriq Mohammed for a series of burglaries and armed robberies.
Clay who appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court pleaded not guilty to robbing Dorman Tobin. He was also separately charged with another armed robbery committed on Rona Tobin, to which he again pleaded not guilty.
Additionally, Clay faced multiple charges of break-and-enter-and-larceny, to which he pleaded not guilty. He was accused of breaking into the premises of Shabika Syfox and Vimeleita Dupatta, as well as committing acts of simple larceny involving Recardo Gonsalves and Robert David.
Despite his pleads of innocence, the court remanded Clay to prison on all charges. His next court appearance for these matters is scheduled for December 13.