Taxi driver remanded for stealing woman’s underwear, phone, cash

A taxi driver, who is accused of breaking and entering a woman’s home and stealing a pair of her underwear, along with a cellphone and cash on Monday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Yudhister Samjawan, of Lot 158 Third Street, Alexander Village, Georgetown, appeared before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus where he denied the charge.
The charge stated that on October 4, 2019, at West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, the 26-year-old broke into the dwelling house of Yanti Stephens and stole one phone valued $35,000, a pair of female underwear valued $400 and $50,000, property of Yanti Stephens.
Police Prosecutor Adduni Inniss told the court that on October 4, the woman was awoken by a noise and as such, she got out of her bed to investigate when she found Samjawan crawling on her floor.
The court heard that the terrified woman raised an alarm and the man fled and hid in a nearby trench.
According to the prosecutor, the police were called and during a search of the area, they found Samjawan hiding in a trench alongside the street.
A search was then carried out on his person and Stephens’ underwear was found in his left side pocket. He was subsequently arrested and the charge was instituted.
The prosecutor contended that the defendant should not be granted bail, since he was positively identified by the VC.
The Magistrate, after listening to the facts, sentenced the defendant to six months of community service at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. He was also instructed to take six weeks of counselling.