A Lyttelton man has made two court appearances in the same day after allegedly snatching a handbag soon after his release from custody at the Christchurch Court House.
Police opposed bail for Aaron Ross Groube, 26, when he made his return appearance in the Christchurch District Court.
Groube had been granted a registrar’s remand when he appeared at the Court House yesterday morning, charged with the December 7 burglary of a house at Lyttelton.
He was granted the remand without having to appear before a judge, and was due to be back at the court on January 11 after getting legal advice.
Police then allege he tried to snatch a handbag from a woman on Durham Street – along the road from the Court House – about 10am. The woman was pushed over and the offender got away with her handbag but was stopped by two men in the South City Shopping Centre carpark and held until police arrived.
Groube was then charged with robbery and brought back to the Court House for an afternoon appearance on the same day before Judge Jane McMeeken.
Duty lawyer Phillip Allan argued for bail to be granted in spite of the police opposition. The judge refused bail and remanded Groube in custody to December 29.
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