Labourer gets 6 months for stealing from Timehri Mosque
– 2 others granted bail on similar charges
The men who were charged
Three persons who have been implicated in a string of burglaries and thefts along the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) were arraigned for the crimes.
Mervin Britton,49, of Second Street, Craig, EBD; Ziggy Forde, also known as ‘Fabulous’, ‘Bumps’, 30, of Friendship Squatting Area, EBD; and Fadil Shaw,34, a resident of Timehri, EBD, were apprehended separately following extensive police investigations.
Forde made his appearance on Monday at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court to answer to a charge of ‘Burglary’ before Magistrate Sunil Scarce. He pleaded ‘not guilty’ and was granted $150,000 bail. The case was adjourned until June 11. Police stated that Forde targeted a dwelling in New Hope, East Bank Demerara, where he purportedly stole an iPhone valued at $109,000 along with a phone case valued at $2000.
Britton, on the other hand, was slapped with a ‘Simple Larceny’ charge. Appearing before Magistrate Sunil Scarce also on Monday, he pleaded ‘not guilty’ and was remanded to prison.
His case was adjourned until June 3. Britton stands accused of committing the offense against Vishananad Ramcharan sometime between last Friday and Saturday at Sarran Street, Grove, EBD.
Meanwhile, Shaw appeared on Tuesday at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court to answer for the charge of ‘Breaking and Entering a Place of Worship’ (Timehri Masjid).
The accused, appearing before Magistrate Bess, entered a plea of ‘guilty’ and was subsequently sentenced to serve six months imprisonment.
