Soesdyke man slapped with robbery, gun possession charges

Thirty-two-year-old Sherwin Hinds of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara on Friday, January 12, vehemently denied before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan that on April 17 last, at East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, while being armed with a gun, he robbed Akeem Waterman of $145,000 worth of items.
He also denied that on January 10th instant, at East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, he had in his possession one .32 pistol and four live rounds of ammunition.
Instead, Hinds told the Chief Magistrate that he was being pursued by the Police, and as such he hid in a house unknown to him, where the gun was found under a mattress.
He noted that he has no knowledge of the gun, as he does not live at the house where he had hidden from the Police.
Questioned if these allegations were true, Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield informed the court that the gun was indeed found in the room where Hinds was hiding.
The Prosecutor also objected to Hinds being placed on bail on grounds of the seriousness and prevalence of these types of offences.
Hinds was as such remanded to prison, and the case has been set to continue on February 2.