Man in court on kidnapping charge

It is alleged that James Alberto Lopes Veloso (22), of no fixed address, ‘unlawfully and by force or fraud, took or carried away Miss X, against her will’.

The defendant is also accused of committing an indecent assault and a common assault against the woman during the time in which he allegedly kept her under his control.

Advocate James Bell, defending Mr Veloso, said his client was facing ‘effectively a charge of kidnap where he allegedly kept a girl against her will and stopped her from going home’.

Magistrate Bridget Shaw remanded the defendant in custody and said that a formal committal to the Royal Court was scheduled to take place on 2 October.

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