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Alleged handbag thief on $15,000 bail
An unemployed mother of four who pleaded not guilty to stealing an unsuspecting shoe shopper’s handbag at Bhena’s Footwear on Regent Street, was granted bail to the tune of $15,000 bail after appearing before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Shemaine Smith
Thirty-five-year-old Shemaine Smith of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme was charged with simple larceny. She is accused of stealing a handbag, the property of Cicely Muriel Scott.
The charge stated that Smith, on August 16, stole the handbag which contained a cell phone, spectacle case and cash totaling $22,500.
Attorney-at-law Paul Fung-a-Fat represented the defendant. He asked for reasonable bail, before giving her particulars to the court. The prosecutor did not object to bail and Smith was asked to return to court on September 28.
It is alleged that on the day in question the defendant and the victim were both in the shoe store located in Regent Street. According to the information received, both Smith and Scott were trying on shoes in the store when Smith reportedly uplifted Scott’s handbag and made her way out of the store.
During this time, it is alleged that the store’s video surveillance cameras were rolling and Smith was caught red-handed. The defendant was reportedly seen exiting the store and then crossing the street with the bag.
Smith was contacted at her home. She was told of the offence and later arrested and charged. Further information indicates that the defendant told police ranks that she mistakenly picked up the complainant’s bag.
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