Venezuelan, Guyanese labourers remanded on break and enter, larceny charges

Two men were remanded to prison this week for charges relating to theft, following separate court appearances at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on the Essequibo Coast.

In the first matter, 18-year-old Venezuelan national Alejandro Aberia, a labourer of Windsor Castle, Essequibo Coast, was charged with break and enter and larceny. The charge stemmed from an alleged break-in and theft committed against Dharshini Sookhoo.
Aberia appeared before Magistrate Tameika Clarke on Thursday, where the charge was read to him. The offence is indictable, and as such, he was not required to plead.
Prosecutors objected to bail, and the Magistrate refused his pretrial release.
Aberia was remanded to prison, and the matter was adjourned to May 6, for report.

In a separate incident, 57-year-old Michael Stepney, a Guyanese labourer of Lot 3, Reliance, Essequibo Coast, appeared before the same Magistrate on Tuesday, on a charge of simple larceny.
Stepney is accused of stealing from 58-year-old Surujlall Deowattie, also known as “Lalloo,” of Lot 2, Mainstay, Essequibo Coast.
The offence allegedly took place on Sunday, at Tipsy Bar in Land of Plenty, Essequibo Coast.
The charge was laid under Section 164 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01. Initially, Stepney was not required to plead to the indictable charge.
However, following an application by the prosecutor for the matter to proceed under the Administration of Justice Act, the court granted approval, and the charge was re-read.
Stepney then pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution objected to bail, and Magistrate Clarke remanded the defendant to prison.
The case has been adjourned to May 14, 2025, for disclosure of statements.
Both matters remain under investigation, as the court awaits further submissions from the prosecution.