Carlos Gumbs appeared at the Magistrates’ Court on Monday to face accusations that he attempted to burgle a three-storey home in Cane Garden Bay on Aug. 31, 2013.
Mr. Gumbs, who pleaded not guilty at a previous court appearance, is currently on remand for an unrelated charge.
Crown Counsel O’Neil Simpson called virtual complainants Frieda Callwood and her 16-year-old relative to testify on Monday.
On the afternoon of the alleged crime, the teenager told the court, she was in her bedroom playing on her phone when she heard a noise.
“It sounded like someone was trying to open the door,” she recalled.
A few minutes later, she said, she heard a loud sound, and when she peered out of her window, she saw two men running away from the house.
Although she did not see their faces, the witness said, she recognised Mr. Gumbs from the back of his head.
The defendant, who is representing himself, suggested to the witness that she was mistaken, as other men have similar hairstyles, but she disagreed.
Ms. Callwood testified after the teenager, and told the court she was in her own bedroom when she heard unusual noises.
The teenager came to her a few minutes later and told her they had been robbed, recalled Ms. Callwood.
“I was scared,” she remarked.
Ms. Callwood and the teenager went to a relative’s home and reported the matter to the police.
Mr. Gumbs, who is distantly related to the complainants, alleged that he was being falsely accused because their families are having a dispute over land.
The trial, which is being presided over by Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards, is expected to continue Thursday.
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