17-year-old among three charged for robbing Policewoman at knifepoint

A 17-year-old and two adults were on Monday charged for robbing a Policewoman at knifepoint.

Those charged are a 17-year-old male of Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara (WBD), Roberto Louis, a 21-year-old Labourer of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), and Wendell Austin, a 29-year-old Warehouse Attendant of Tucville Housing Compound, Georgetown.

The trio was hauled before Magistrate Sunil Scarce in the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court and was charged with robbery underarms.

The Court heard that the three robbed the Policewoman on September 15, 2022, at Third Avenue Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Austin pleaded not guilty, while the teen and Louis pleaded guilty. They were all remanded to prison, and the matter was adjourned to October 15.