No bail for man on rape and robbery charges

A 21-YEAR-OLD Penal man was yesterday denied bail after he appeared before a Point Fortin Magistrate charged with rape and robbery with violence. The charges arose out of an incident last Friday in which a couple was held up by five masked bandits at their south Trinidad home.

The accused was charged by PC Adesh Gokool. The matter was adjourned to next Friday. The other suspect in the matter, a 25-year-old man of Salazar Street, Point Fortin, had to be taken for medical treatment at San Fernando General Hospital, after he was captured by the villagers who had formed a vigilante group following the attack on the couple. He was released from hospital yesterday and was also charged with rape and robbery with violence. He is expected to appear before a Point Fortin Magistrate today.