Three persons have been remanded to prison in connection with the armed robbery committed at a supermarket in Rose Hall Town last month.
The accused are Steve Anthony Tsoi called “Timmy”, Samantha Thomas, and Shurland McBean, who appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court jointly charged in relation to the robbery of businessman Gurudat Sudhai, the owner of the supermarket.
The trio appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias and were not required to plead to the indictable charge.
It is alleged that on February 28, while armed with firearms, they robbed Sudhai of $1.5M in cash.
The trio was remanded to prison, and the matter has been adjourned to March 31 and transferred to the Whim Magistrate’s Court.
Meanwhile, Tsoi also appeared before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke Hardy at the Whim Magistrate’s Court, where he was charged with possession of firearm and ammunition without a licence.
It is alleged that on March 3 at Ulverston Village, Corentyne, he had in his possession an AK-47 rifle and a 9mm pistol, along with four rounds of 9mm ammunition and seventeen rounds of 7.62 ammunition, without being the holder of a firearm licence. The charge was read to him and he pleaded not guilty. However, bail was refused and the matter was adjourned to March 13.
Tsoi had also earlier appeared before Magistrate Matthias at the Albion Magistrate’s Court on Friday, where he was charged with two counts of robbery under arms committed on Stephen Ramsingh and Petal Sabsoop.
It is alleged that during the incident Ramsingh was robbed of $25,000 in cash, while Sabsoop was robbed of a motorcar.
Tsoi pleaded not guilty to those charges and was granted $100,000 bail on each offence.
The matter was adjourned to March 20.
The charges stem from two-armed robberies carried out in Rose Hall Town within days of each other.
In one incident, bandits struck Shanie Liquor and Grocery Store, where members of the Ramsingh family were robbed.
In another attack, armed men stormed the G. Sudhai and Sons supermarket, escaping with $1.5M in cash.
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