A man who is accused of robbery was given a nine-month sentence yesterday in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.

The accused man, Ricardo Edmondson, was charged with larceny from the person after being accused of forcing his hand into the pocket of the complainant, robbing him of $600.

When Senior Resident Magistrate Glen Brown asked the accused his reason for committing the act, he merely said, "I was hungry."

Allegations are that the complainant was walking along Waterloo Road, St Andrew, when he was approached by Edmondson for money.

After the robbery, the accused man was seen by the complainant at Devon House. Security guards were alerted and Edmondson was held and the police called.

Edmondson was taken into custody and following investigations, was arrested and charged.