Three men pleaded not guilty yesterday to a New Year’s Day robbery in the car park of the Fairmont Southampton hotel.

Kyari Flood, 18, from Devonshire, Zachary Fox, 19, and Jason Symonds, 18, both from Pembroke, denied the theft of a portable speaker worth $70, an iPhone worth $600 and an $800 watch in

the early hours of Monday. Magistrates’ Court heard the three men were arrested a few hours later.

They were released on $10,000 bail each and ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim.

The defendants were also ordered to report to Hamilton police station three times per week.

The men are due to return to court on January 18.

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