Suspect accused of robbing elderly man of cellphones remanded to prison

A cellphone robbery accused will be spending the Christmas break in jail after Senior Magistrate Leron Daly refused him his pre-trial liberty when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrates Courts on Friday charged with the offence of robbery.
It is alleged that on October 28, at Fourth Street Kingston Georgetown, Joshua Craig robbed an elderly man of an iPhone 14 Pro Max cellphone valued at $300,000; an iPhone 12 Pro Max cellphone valued at $300,000; and a wallet valued at $10,000, all to the value of $610,000, while making use of personal violence.
Craig entered a not-guilty plea to the allegation without the assistance of a lawyer. However, after his arrest, he had taken Police investigators to the place where he had hidden the stolen phones, and had given a confessional caution statement. As such, the Police prosecutor opposed his being granted bail.
The virtual complainant (VC) attended Friday’s court hearing, and the prosecutor said the elderly man’s neck had been slightly injured during the robbery.
In the end, the accused was denied bail, although he has no prior antecedents. He is expected to return to court on February 2, 2024.