Trio remanded for armed robbery

Three men appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday and were all remanded by City Magistrate Fabayo Azore for robbery under arms.
Andre Bobb, 18, of Lot 606 B Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown; Levi Craig, 19, of Lot 248 Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara (ECD); and 20-year-old Mickey Pitt of Lot 95 Stewartville, Old Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD) denied the allegations against them.
The first charge alleged that on September 14, 2017, at Kingston, Georgetown, while being armed with scissors, they robbed Tenisha Blackman of one cellphone valued ,000.
The second charge stated that they robbed Vickash Mangru of his Samsung cellphone valued ,000 on the same day at the same location.
Police Prosecutor Simone Payne successfully objected to bail on the grounds that the offence is of a serious nature and should attract a hefty sentence. She added that if granted bail, the defendants may not return for their trial. She also reminded the court that both offences are of a similar nature.
Bail was therefore refused by Magistrate Azore and the defendants were all remanded to prison. The case will continue on September 29.