Homeless man denies trying to steal phone to buy food

Royden Browne

A homeless man was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with trying to rob a woman of her cellphone in order to resell it for food.

Royden Browne, who has no fixed place of abode, was brought before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, charged with assaulting Natasha Outar with the intent to rob her of her $35,000 phone.

Browne pleaded not guilty to the