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Sophia man gets 3-year jail for armed robbery

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Robbery convict: Elson Figueira

Elson Figueira, a 24-year-old vendor of Lot 1070 Cummings Park, Sophia,

Figueira was arrested on Thursday by a Police rank from Turkeyen Police Station and charged with the offence of Robbery Under Arms. He appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate Court on Friday before Her Worship Magistrate Abigail Gibbs, who read the charge to him. 

The man pleaded guilty to committing the armed robbery on Henryanna Sumner, a 22-year-old Nurse Assistant, on May 18, 2025, at ‘A’ Field South Sophia, Georgetown.

Figueira was sentenced to three (3) years in prison. 

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