Cops reappear in Chinese robbery case

On November 15, Joseph appeared before Senior Magistrate Nanette Forde-John in San Fernando and was granted $250,000 bail.

Upon his arrest, SRP Williams also appeared in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ court and his cases were transferred to San Fernando.

Charges against the two arose from an incident on November 11, in which casino owner Jinhu Zhu and one of his female relatives were robbed of $406,000, two cellphones and an air rifle.

The alleged incident took place at Zhu’s home at Soledad Road. Yesterday, both Joseph and Williams appeared before Magistrate Forde-John in San Fernando. Both men have not been called upon to plead to the charges which were laid indictably by Sgt Dindial Chulhan of the Professional Standards Bureau. Yesterday, attorney Sadee Lee Duprey, representing Joseph, asked Magistrate Forde-John to consider a cash alternative to the $250,000 bail granted previously.

The magistrate obliged and granted SRP Joseph cash alternative bail in the sum of $75,000. Magistrate Forde-John then asked SRP Williams if he had an attorney and he replied, “No.” Williams was on suspension when he was arrested and charged with the robbery, while Joseph was working at San Juan Police Station when he was arrested.

The magistrate adjourned the cases to January 17. Williams was taken from the dock into the Holding Bay cell downstairs while Joseph was escorted out of the court in handcuffs and into the bay area.