Juice vendor, accomplice remanded on robbery charge

A juice vendor and his accomplice, a fish cleaner, were both remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer a charge of robbery with violence.

Twenty-three-year-old Tyrone Escort, of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown and 26-year-old Colwyn Harding, of 1A Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, without hesitation pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on November 14, 2016 at Barr Street, Kitty, they robbed Jamell Williams of a Samsung cellphone, one pocket knife and $15,000 in cash. The court was told that during the robbery, the defendants used violence.
Even before the prosecution’s case was presented, Harding, who first came to the public’s attention when he accused Police at Timehri Station of rape, began to tell his side of the story to Magistrate McLennan.
The prosecution did not reveal its facts, but quickly objected to bail being granted to the defendants.
Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers raised his objections on the grounds that this specific crime was prevalent, adding that violence was used in the process.
Prosecutor Jeffers revealed to the court that the defendants, under caution, admitted to being involved in the crime. The Prosecutor also told the court that Harding currently has another case at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for which he has not been appearing. Harding, in response, could not provide a valid excuse for his absence.
As such, both men were remanded to prison until November 24.