A Bent Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown resident who is accused of disarming a Police Officer of his service weapon, relieving him of his personal valuables and stabbing him was on Thursday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The defendant, Keston Duke, stood before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and denied the charge when it was read to him.
Police stated that on December 15, 2018, while in the company of others, he relieved Police Constable Julius Bowlin of his service pistol along with six
matching rounds of ammunition belonging to the Guyana Police Force.
The 21-year-old man is also accused of relieving the Officer of his gold chain before stabbing him several times about his body.
The incident occurred at a popular nightclub in Alberttown, Georgetown.
It was reported that Duke disarmed the rank and attempted to take away his valuables and when he resisted, he was stabbed to his stomach, hands, and head.
However, the court was reliably informed that Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage was obtained from the club.
Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield opposed bail as he informed the court that Bowlin, at the time of the incident, was undercover.
Further, Mansfield explained that owing to the injuries that the rank sustained, he was still hospitalised.
Days after the robbery, Police ranks were directed to a location in the vicinity of South Ruimveldt where they retrieved the same firearm from a pile of garbage.
The prosecution’s submission was upheld by the Chief Magistrate who later remanded Duke to prison until January 4, 2019.
