Supermarket robbery: Father of 4 recently released from jail remanded

When 33-year-old Anthony Fraser appeared on Wednesday before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, an armed robbery charge was read to him alleging that on December 28, 2023, at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, while in the company of another and while armed with a gun, he robbed Chen Yi Weng of $350,000.
A father of four and a mason by profession, Fraser pleaded not guilty to the allegation, and his defence attorney asked the court to release him on reasonable bail, noting that Fraser poses no flight risk and would comply with any terms imposed on his release.
The Police prosecutor informed the court, during his narration of the brief facts, that Fraser is well-known to the Police for his history of committing robberies, and had just been let out of jail after serving time for an armed robbery.
The prosecutor said that at around 19:10h on December 28, while being in the company of another male, and while they were both armed with guns, Fraser stormed the People’s Choice Supermarket at Mandela Avenue, and held its staff and customers at gunpoint while demanding cash and valuables.
According to the prosecutor, when Weng refused to comply with the robbers’ demands, Fraser went over to the counter, pulled out the cash register, and removed the sum of cash. And during the robbery, Fraser had discharged a round which hit a customer in her leg, said the prosecutor. In relation to this, the prosecutor noted, Fraser would be charged with an offence against the person, once the Police receive that injured person’s medical report from the hospital.
Both suspects had fled the scene of the heist on foot, leaving behind the stolen motorcycle they had used to get there. The prosecutor said Weng had positively identified Fraser as one of the robbers, and that the entire heist was caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV).
Fraser was refused bail, and has been remanded. The case will continue on January 24. (G8)