A 35-year-old man, whom Police described as a “notorious convicted criminal”, was slapped with burglary and break and enter and larceny charges, for which he was granted $100,000 bail.
Rayan Sebastian, an unemployed resident of Foulis, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was arrested on Wednesday by a rank attached to the Enmore Police Station and charged on Friday with the offence of burglary, contrary to Section 233 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.
Sebastian, who has had several brushes with the law, is accused of robbing Krepaul Mahase, a 60-year-old farmer of Hope West Enmore, ECD, sometime between September 12 and 13, 2023, at his residence.
At about 11:35h on Friday, the accused appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore. Sebastian pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted $50,000 bail.
In addition, he was charged with a second offence on Friday, this time for break and enter and larceny, contrary to Section 229 (a) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.
He is accused of committing the act on Khemraj Singh, a 64-year-old shopkeeper of Fifth Street Foulis, East Coast Demerara, sometime between October 19 and 20, at his residence.
The accused appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore. In this charge, Sebastian pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of $50,000.
The case was adjourned to January 24, 2024.
