Inconsistent testimony and allegations of blackmail were heard as the fourth day of trial continued yesterday in Supreme Court of two accused robbers.

Tene? Richards gave conflicting evidence when she testified in the case of Sandys residents, Keenan Anthony Tucker, 29, of Tankard Lane, and Keeman Fitzgerald Grant, 31, of Tween Walls. Both are accused of violently robbing and causing grievous bodily harm to Cecil Darrell during the early hours of August 19, 2000.

The alleged incident took place on Cambridge Road in Somerset and saw Mr. Darrell robbed of $60.

Ms Richards told Tucker's defence lawyer, Larry Scott, that she, Tucker, and other friends, went to Woody's Bar and remained there until midnight on August 19. She said they then went to the Prison Officer's Club and remained there until about 3.30 a.m.

Then, according to her, Tucker took her directly to his house.

However, when Tucker testified on Wednesday, he told Assistant Justice Archibald Warner that he had picked Ms Richards up from a friend's house, then transported her to his home.

She then recalled leaving his house between 3.45 and 4.00 a.m. after an argument ensued between them and began to walk home. Ms Richards then said that Tucker followed her and once they reached her residence they argued for two more hours before Tucker left to go home, just as the sun was rising.

Ms Richards testified that Tucker called her soon afterwards on the telephone and the arguing continued. But in his testimony he claimed that he had gone home and went straight to bed.

But when she was grilled by prosecutor Charmaine Smith during cross-examination, Ms Richards' testimony often differed from Tucker's.

"I am going to suggest that you left Woody's at 12.45 a.m.," said Mrs. Smith.

"I disagree," said Ms Richards.

"I am going to suggest that you did not leave the Prison Officer's Club with Keenan Tucker, but with Amber Simons."

"I left on the back of Keenan's bike," Ms Richards said.

"Not Amber's ?" asked Mrs. Smith.

"Amber doesn't have a bike."

It was also revealed that in her statement to the Police, Ms Richards told them that she left the club at 4.30 a.m., which conflicted with her earlier testimony.

Ms Richards then told Mrs. Smith that she left Tucker's house between 6 and 6.30 a.m. But when the prosecutor pointed out the inconsistencies, Ms Richards said that "the times were sketchy".

Allegations of blackmail were also heard when Tucker's grandfather, Egbert Bascome, told the eight-woman, four-man jury that approximately nine months after the alleged incident, Mr. Darrell visited his home with a cache of medical bills.

"He told me that if I paid a portion of the bills, he would drop the charges against Keenan," he said.

Mr. Bascome said that he refused to comply.

Mr. Warner is expected to give a summary of the evidence today before the jury begins to deliberate.

Larry Mussenden is representing Keeman Grant.