Logger slapped with robbery charges

At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan granted ,000 bail to alleged bandit, Glen Dey, who was arraigned for two separate robbery offences.
The first charge detailed that on November 5, 2017, at Kitty, Georgetown, while armed with a knife, Dey robbed Edward Layne, of a cellphone and 0,000 cash, a total of 0,000.
Additionally, he was also charged for robbing Juan Mentore of a cellphone and other items, valued 0,000 on September 9, 2017 in Kitty, Georgetown.
Dey, who was unrepresented, denied both charges.
In a bail application, Dey told the court that he is employed as a logger and was in the interior until Sunday last.
Dey said upon his return to the city, he visited the seawall when two persons ran past him and he stepped aside after realising something was amiss. He claimed that the Police soon afterwards arrested him, claiming that he committed a robbery.
The prosecutor objected to bail on the basis of the seriousness of the charges before the court and the fact that a weapon was used in the commission of the offences. Moreover, the court was told both Virtual Complainants positively identified Dey during the identification (ID) parade.
Bail was granted in the sum of ,000 for both charges. The case will continue on November 17.