A Carapichaima man accused of kidnapping and robbing a 17-year-old student has been denied bail.
Daniel Spencer, 25, was not called upon to plead to the indictable charges when he appeared before San Fernando First Court Magistrate Christine Charles. It is alleged that on August 22 he and another person kidnapped the student at Bonne Aventure Road, Gasparillo, and took her to an area where he robbed her of her $200 cell phone, personal documents, a $250 silver chain and pendent and $21.
Spencer was arrested and charged by WPC Blake.
Attorney Chantal Paul, who held for Spencer's attorney, Frank Gittens, in her bail application admitted the accused had cases pending in court. She said Spencer, a welder, is unemployed because of a gunshot wound to his left and had also lost sight in his right eye as a result of that shooting incident.
However, prosecutor Cleyon Seedan objected to bail on the grounds that Spencer has two 2016 charges pending for possession of a firearm and ammunition and a warrant was taken out for his arrest because he missed a court date at the Chaguanas Magistrates Court on a 2015 wounding charge.
Spencer was remanded in custody and the magistrate advised him of his right to apply to a judge in chambers for bail. The case was adjourned to September 21, but Spencer has to appear before a Chaguanas magistrate on Wednesday for failing to appear in that court for his wounding matter.
Paul also appeared for Keston Cross, 32, a time keeper, of Marabella, who pleaded not guilty on a house breaking charge. The offence allegedly took place on July 27 at Marabella.
Magistrate Charles granted Cross $50,000 approval bail with a cash bail alternative of $10,000. He has to return to court on September 29.