Security officer slapped with robbery, wounding charges

Thirty-one-year-old Mark Allen, a security officer of Friendship, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Monday granted $75,000 bail on wounding and robbery with violence charges. He appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court where the charges were read to him by Magistrate Fabayo Azore.

He was charged with robbery with violence, contrary to Section 222 of the Criminal Law Offences Act, Chapter 8:01 and unlawful wounding, contrary to Section 50 of the Criminal Law Offences Act, Chapter 8:01.
The acts were committed on Friday last, thus leading to Allen’s arrest.
However, when the charges were read to him on Monday, he pleaded not guilty to both of them. As such, he was placed on $25,000 bail for the unlawful wounding and $50,000 bail for the robbery with violence charge.
He is expected to make is next court appearance on January 15, 2024.