Deon Brown and Trevon Alleyne were both sentenced to one year’s imprisonment each on Wednesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts after being found guilty of a breaking and entering charge.
Deon BrownTrevon Alleyne
The two men were jointly charged in April and were on trial before Magistrate Annette Singh, who handed down the sentence. She found that the prosecution provided sufficient evidence for a conviction. The charge detailed that between April 26 and 27, 2019, at Lot 104 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown, Brown, 38, a mason of Lot 207 Charlotte Street, Georgetown, and Alleyne, 20, broke and entered the business place of Vivekananda Ramoutar and stole a number of items worth $1.2 million.
Both men had denied the charge. The prosecution’s case contended that on April 27, Police ranks, acting on information received, went to the location, where it was discovered that the business had been broken into and the ranks found the two men on the premises with the articles. They were arrested and charged. Brown in his defence told the court that he resides next door to the business, in a house with eight other persons. He added that he woke up and saw four cops standing over him, asking him for the stolen items. He further indicated to the court that the ranks went into the upper flat of the house and brought down a battery and nipper. The man said he was arrested along with the other occupants of the home, but the others were later released. Alleyne in his defence said that he saw a battery outside the premise and took it.
