Three men charged, remanded for multiple armed robberies

Three men were remanded to prison recently after they were charged for a number of armed robberies on the East Coast Demerara (ECD).

They are: Carlton Bourne, 30, a construction worker of Norton Street, Georgetown; Devindra Mooteram, 27, a driver of East La Penitence, and Deryck Garraway, an unemployed 20-year-old of Riverview, Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

The men appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce.

They are accused of an armed robbery against Paul Rambhajan, a businessman of Good Hope, ECD and Prakash Kooblall, a cashier of $150,000 and two phones valued at $250,000 and $60,000. This incident occurred at Good Hope.

In this case, Mooteram and Garraway pleaded not guilty and was remanded until April 28, 2025. Carlton pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years imprisonment.

In a separate case, the men are accused of robbing Daquan Philadelphia of a 9MM pistol and 10 matching live rounds. This robbery occurred on February 23, 2025 at Melanie Damishana, ECD. In this instance, they were remanded to prison until April 28, 2025.

This trio then appeared for two other counts of armed robbery committed on Akean Hiles, a GNBS Inspector of $100,000 on March 26, 2025 and on Li Hux Xi, a Chinese national of $700,000 and $40,000 worth of phone cards.

In this case, Mooteram and Garraway pleaded not guilty and was remanded until April 28, 2025. Bourne who pleaded guilty was sentenced to four years imprisonment.