By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 59-year-old man was remanded to prison after being accused of attempting to sexually assault a 33-year-old woman in Nassau earlier this month.
Timothy Hall faced Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on a charge of attempted rape.
On February 3 in New Providence, it is alleged that Hall tried to force a woman to have sex with him.
Due to the nature of the offence, the accused was not required to enter a plea before the magistrate. He was informed that his matter would be transferred to the Supreme Court by way of a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
The chief magistrate did not have the jurisdiction to grant bail, however the accused was told that he can apply for it in the Supreme Court.
He was sent to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services in the interim.
He is expected to have his VBI presented on April 18.
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