Four of five young people arrested in connection with an violent assault and robbery last Friday have been released from custody on strict bail conditions.
The other, a 17-year-old female, was denied bail.
The case was called in provincial court in St. John’s today and will be called again on Oct. 30.
The five accused include two males and three females.
The four who were released had to post sureties of $5,000 each, and agree to a form of house arrest where they are only permitted to leave their homes for such things as school, work or medical appointments.
According to the RNC, the group allegedly lured a 24-year-old male, who has a physical disability, away from the parking lot at Mount Pearl Square in Mount Pearl. The victim was led into a wooded area where the group jumped him. He was assaulted and his valuables were taken.
The victim went to a nearby store for help and called the RNC. He was later treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The five accused are facing charges of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and robbery with violence. One of the females was also charged with breaching two court orders.
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The disabled young man was lured into the wods next to Sobeys Square. He is not blind, he saw and spoke to these five youths before he was attacked, they are know around the area and known to the victim. Apparently you should be their defense council. Even when defending a person in court it is up to defense to mitigate the extent of punishment for the guilty and negotiate a sentincing. Accourding to you wild out of control potientiall faital behaviour should be tolerated in the name of criminal rights. When a person of such young ages have devolved to this point of grouping together to inflict harm on another there are severe psycological issues at play. Allowing this Mini-gang to continue hanging out in the community would only re-victimize the disabled victim. His fear level would be intolarable and living a normal life would not be possible, as his only self protection would be to lock himself inside and hope they don't show up to finish him off. We have the example of the Springdale St. fire, a youth with a history of setting fires and behaviour issues removed from his mothers home due to violence against her, put out unsupervised into a rooming house instead of a group home or other supervised setting. A man gave his life for that boys "RIGHTS." The greater good was not served in that case so they are assuring the greater good will be served through court sactions (ie) protection of the disabled community residents