Man in court for stealing dishwashing liquid

Yesterday he appeared before Magistrate Kerianne Byer in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court, charged with stealing four gallons of dishwashing liquid from CamQuip ICS Limited in Plaisance Park, St Margarets Village, Claxton Bay.

Sooknanan pleaded not guilty to the charge and made an application for bail. The court police prosecutor, Sgt Krishna Bedasie, objected, saying that he (Sooknanan) had chalked up 18 convictions for petty criminal offences, as well as for possession of marijuana. Sooknanan, the prosecutor submitted, has nine similar cases pending in the criminal justice system. In making his plea, Sooknanan complained to the magistrate that he had been kicked in the ribs by security guards and he needed medical attention.

He also told Byer that he lived nine houses away from the St Margarets Police Station.

Byer granted him $20,000 bail.

PC Kaveeta Ramjattan laid the charge.

In the same court, Anthony Stoute pleaded guilty to stealing a bottle of White Oak and a bottle of Black and White Scotch Whisky, a block of cheese and a rack of pork ribs from a resident’s home at Plaisance Park, St Margarets.

He pleaded guilty to the charge laid by Corporal Brian Singh.

Byer ordered that Stoute attend drug treatment clinics at Presentation College, San Fernando and he is to reappear before her on February 13.