A 23-year-old maintenance worker, who admitted to stealing a woman’s gold jewellery, was given a two-year prison sentence on Monday.
After receiving the jail sentence in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts from Magistrate Rhondell Weever, Keron Wright of Lot 127 North Sophia, Greater Georgetown, yelled, “Wuh!”
He then turned to the back of the courtroom where a woman, who appeared to be close to him, was seated in a chair, crying. He was unrepresented by legal counsel.
On September 13 on Croal Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, he stole from the person of Sandita Doodnauth, a gold chain worth $35,000 and a gold ring worth $30,000.
Jailed: Keron Wright
The Police prosecutor told the court that Doodnauth noticed a man following her on Croal Street on the day in question at around 9:10h. As such, she moved into the corner to make room for him to pass by. However, the man also came to a stop before continuing to move in that direction.
The man approached Doodnauth as she tried to enter a store and ordered her not to move. Then, after relieving her of her chain, he successfully fled on foot.
The man then went back to the place in question and made the woman give over her gold ring.
On September 29, Doodnauth spotted the thief heading down Cornhill Street in Georgetown and reported the incident to the Police. The individual was eventually arrested. He was subsequently identified as Keron Wright.
Wright responded, “See with meh. I is d only breadwinner. Muh girlfriend belly big with twins” when the Magistrate asked if he had anything to say before the punishment was imposed.
Magistrate Weever took into account the thief’s first-time offender status as well as the seriousness and frequency of the crime while determining the appropriate penalty. According to her, Wright was “bold” when he returned and carried away the woman’s ring. Magistrate Weever said that the man had no remorse for his wrongdoing.
A “strong message” needed to be delivered to potential criminals, she said, as she imposed the jail sentence after taking the aforementioned into account.
In January of this year, Wright was charged with robbing a woman of three gold chains valued at $430,000.
According to that charge, he robbed Juan Rosemay of the jewellery on Wednesday, December 21, 2021, at Lime Street in Georgetown, while accompanying a companion and brandishing a gun.
He entered a not guilty plea to the charge after which he was remanded to prison.
In relating the facts of the matter, the prosecutor had told the court that Rosemay and Wright are acquainted.
The virtual complainant was sweeping her yard at home on the day in question at around 12:30am when Wright confronted her, brandished a gun in her face, and took the three gold necklaces from her neck.
He then mounted a male rider’s motorcycle and the two of them took off. After the complainant reported the incident to the Police, Wright was taken into custody.
He was informed of the crime, which he vehemently rejected. He was, however, recognised in a private CCTV recording and charged as a result, said the prosecutor. Although Wright informed Magistrate Weever that this case had been dropped, this publication was unable to independently verify the case’s legal standing.
