Schoolboy on $80,000 bail for armed robbery

Bail in the sum of $80,000 was yesterday granted to a 17-year-old schoolboy who was charged with eight counts of armed robbery, three of them with the use of personal violence. Anderson Ganesh, Fifth Form student, of Plaisance Terrace, Laventille, was arrested after allegedly robbing eight persons using a firearm at the Eastern Main Road, Laventille, on Saturday night while working together with others. The charges were laid indictably by PC Constance of the Morvant CID. Port-of-Spain Magistrate Melvin Daniel informed defence attorney Patrick Godson-Phillips that in addition to considering the age of the accused, he had to consider the seriousness of the offence when setting bail. The magistrate then set bail and adjourned the matter to Aug 27.