Couple granted bail for robbery

A husband a wife from Perseverance on the Essequibo Coast, were taken before the court on Wednesday, charged with robbery.

Carl Singh, also known as “Carlos” and his wife, Goveda Singh, were not required to plead to the indictable charge when they made their first appearance before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.

The charge stated that on July 23, 2016, they stole a quantity of finished raw gold from Mohammed Insanally, which amounted to $6.4 million.

The couple’s Attorney Haimraj Rajkumar told the court that the accusations made against his clients were deceptive, and as such, he requested reasonable bail.

He further informed the court that Carl Singh is a secondary school teacher, adding that his wife is pregnant. The couple already has one child and they reside at Perseverance.

The Attorney pointed out that his clients are not flight risks; however, the Police Prosecutor argued that the duo was granted station bail for the case and conditions were applied, which they subsequently breached.

The Prosecutor further requested that bail be denied, due to the nature of the offence and the amount of gold stolen. He also explained that the couple was renting the Virtual Complainant’s house when the incident occurred. There were no signs of a break in and the couple was the last seen individuals on the premises.

After listening to both sides, Magistrate Bess granted Singh $450,000 bail and his wife $350,000. They were asked to lodge their passports at the station. The matter will be called again on February 1.