Four young men were denied bail yesterday when they appeared in court for allegedly robbing two people at gunpoint a few days before Christmas.
Donny Edwards, Akinda Reid, Kion Paul and Devon Raymond were all charged with two offences of robbery with aggravation when they came before Deputy Chief Magistrate Mark Wellington, in the San Fernando First Court, yesterday.
They were charged with robbing a businessman in San Fernando of $80,000 in cash, a Samsung S5 cellphone and other items on December 19.
They were also charged with robbing a Chinese businessman, in Chaguanas, of $5,000 in cash, two cellphones valued $9,000 and several cartons of cigarettes on December 15.
Both of the robberies were allegedly carried out at gunpoint, making the men ineligible for bail until 120 days have passed.
They were represented by attorneys Analee Girwar and Ainsley Lucky.
After Wellington told the men they would not be granted bail, Reid’s mother, using a cane to walk, came to the front of the court.
At first, the elderly woman did not seem to understand Wellington’s order, but when she did, she had to be led out of the courtroom as she began crying loudly.
The Chaguanas case was transferred to the Chaguanas Magistrate’s Court for today.
The San Fernando matter was adjourned until January 26, 2016.