Man runs away from home to use cocaine

Rondon reappeared in the San Fernando First Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Senior Magistrate Indrani Cedeno charged with house breaking and larceny.

It is alleged that Rondon committed the offence on June 28 at Marabella. PC Sooknanan laid the charge.

At previous court appearances, presiding magistrates had denied bail to Rondon and remanded him into custody at the St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital for evaluations. When the accused reappeared yesterday, Cedeno enquired whether or not relatives had visited him while in at the institution.

He said no.

He added that they were unaware of his location and then suggested, “If is anything, I can take a bus. If I was in Arima, I wouldda get ah officer to bring she to court (sic).” But looking at notes before her, the magistrate remarked that Rondon’s mother is a patient of the Arima Psychiatric Out-Patient Clinic. The magistrate suggested that police make contact with Rondon’s relatives. She remanded him into custody at the psychiatric hospital for further observation and treatment to reappear on September 23.