ROBBERY with violence accused Marcel Marks (no address given) was remanded to prison yesterday. Before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, he was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that, on May 26, he robbed Haozhen Ying of a cell phone valued $90,000 and, at the time, used personal violence on him.
Police Corporal Simone Payne, prosecuting, successfully opposed bail for the prisoner, based on the prevalence and seriousness of the offence.
The magistrate concurred and the case was put off to June 28.