Teens charged for stealing straps

The 18-year-old duo of Shavron Williams of Lot 2 Meadow Bank, East Bank Demerara and Trevor Williams of Lot 16 Rahaman’s Park, Georgetown appeared on Friday before Georgetown Magistrate Leron Daly, charged for larceny.
The Prosecution is contending that between December 1 and 2, at Rahaman’s Park, they stole nine ratchet shafts valued $180,000, property of Neil Rahaman. This act caused the 70-foot Christmas tree that was strapped with the ratchet shafts to collapse.
On December 2, at about 11:00h, the Christmas tree located at Rahaman’s Park fell onto the roadway, causing a traffic jam in the East Bank of Demerara.
The fishery employees denied the charge when it was read to them by Magistrate Leron Daly, and were each placed on bail in the sum of $75,000. Their case has been set for January 10, 2018.