Two men have been remanded to prison on separate armed robbery charges.
Godfrey Lynch called ‘Follower’, 26, of Agricola, Greater Georgetown, and Selwyn Haynes, 21, of Pineapple Street, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown were brought before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Lynch was not required to plead to the charge which stated that on July 25 at Houston, Public Road, Greater Georgetown, while in the company of another man and armed with a knife, he robbed a man of a 10 pennyweights gold chain and a cell phone valued at $165, 000.
Robbery accused: Ex-con Godfrey Lynch
The Police Prosecutor told the court that the defendant was on a motorcycle when he committed the robbery. The prosecutor said that Lynch was positively identified by the virtual complainant.
However, Lynch told the court that at the time of the robbery he was at home with his relatives. He said that Police ranks came to his relative’s home and arrested him.
In the end, the robbery accused was remanded to prison until August 18.
In 2016, Lynch was charged and remanded to prison for allegedly robbing a woman of $13 million in cash and jewelry. Just age 20, at the time, he was accused of robbing Yvonne Moe, while being armed with a gun on April 25, 2016, at Republic Park, East Bank Demerara.
It is alleged that he robbed her of $7,000,000, US$10,000 a quantity of gold jewellery valued $4,000,000, and a pistol, valued at $120,000, which were the property of Harry Narine. The total value of stolen articles was $13,120,000.
Lynch was previously charged in March 2015 with allegedly robbing Dexter Richards, while armed with a gun, of a motorcycle valued $175,000 and which was the property of Shondelle Mars. On the same day, he also allegedly robbed Richards of his gold ring worth $50,000.
Then, in April 2020, Lynch was among three men who were charged for a brazen gunpoint robbery committed on businessman Ryan Rajmangal, and his family at Republic Park. It is alleged that they robbed the men of $2 million in items.
A few years ago, Lynch was jailed following a conviction on a robbery under-arms charge.
Meanwhile, Haynes is facing a similar charge. He also was not required to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on June 27 at Louisa Row, Georgetown, while in the company of another and armed with a gun he robbed a man of a cellphone, a handbag, and documents amounting to $88,500.
It was further alleged that on the same day and at the same location, while in the company of others and armed with a gun, he robbed a man of $69,000. According to the Prosecutor, on the day in question, at about 18:00 h, the men were walking on the road when they were approached and robbed by Haynes.
Haynes was remanded to prison and the case will call again on August 4.
