MONTEGO BAY, St James — A Flanker man was remanded in custody last Wednesday following allegations that he broke into a woman’s bedroom in the early hours of December 28.

Daniel Farquharson appeared before Judge Natiesha Fairclough-Hylton and pleaded not guilty to housebreaking and larceny.

According to the allegations, about 5:30 am on December 28 the complainant was at home on her verandah in Flanker when she heard her bedroom door slam. When she went inside, she reportedly saw a man holding a cellphone, with the flashlight on, rifling through her room. She identified him as Farquharson. When she called out, he allegedly jumped through the bedroom window and fled to the back of the house. Another man, who was apparently an accomplice, fled with him.

A red shopping bag containing $8,000, Supligen, Ensure, and chocolate was later discovered missing.

Two days later, the police were called again after the complainant heard a sound at her window. She reported the December 28 break-in and identified Farquharson as the intruder, leading to his arrest.

Under caution, Farquharson reportedly said, “Offica, mi go Clarendon Saturday and came back 2:50 inna di night and get likkle sleep because Sunday morning mi go a funeral because I was a pall-bearer. Mi nuh go inna her house, officer; she come up a mi yard Tuesday morning with police and tek mi out a mi bed and accused me of breaking into her house.”

Court records also revealed that the arresting officer’s statement is pending, and a threat against the complainant may have come from the suspected accomplice, who was masked and has not been identified.

The prosecution did not object to bail but required Farquharson to relocate outside the Flanker community. His brother, who was present in court, said there was no immediate alternative accommodation but promised to try to arrange one.

Meanwhile, the complainant told the court she had suffered three break-ins, losing more than $1.5 million, and identified Farquharson — whom she calls Prince — as someone she has known since he was five years old. She said he often visited her home but is now “associating with bad company”.

With no alternative, Judge Fairclough-Hylton remanded Farquharson until January 21.