An 18-year-old young man on Wednesday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to charges of theft. The particulars of the charge stated that Rilex Williams on March 4, 2018, at Princes Street, Georgetown, stole one motor lorry battery valued $34,000; the property of Carlos Cummings.
The particulars of the charge stated that on March 4, Cummings, the Virtual Complainant was approaching his lorry bearing licence plates GMM 9729 when he noticed Williams along with someone else under the vehicle. Before the man could reach the lorry, the duo fled. Upon checking under the vehicle, Cummings observed that the battery was missing. He then contacted the Police.
Williams made no hesitation to plead guilty to the charge, stating that he was sorry. The teenager noted that he is from the interior and had no family in Georgetown.
The young man was given the option of paying $25,000 bail or facing three months imprisonment.
