Jemele Rhone has been charged with murdering Shanice Brookes,
A 30-year-old man accused of murdering a mother-of-one who was shot outside a bar in Sheffield has been remanded in custody by a district judge.
Jemele Rhone, of Outram Road, Sheffield, did not appear for a brief hearing at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on Friday charged with murdering 30-year-old Shanice Brookes, following an application by his solicitor.
Ms Brookes was shot near the One Four One bar in West Street, in the city centre, shortly before 2.45am on Bank Holiday Monday.
Detectives have said “she was simply an innocent bystander”.
Rhone is also charged with possession of a handgun and possession of criminal property, namely £10,000.
His solicitor, Rovena Zogaj, said he had asked not to appear in the dock for the short hearing due to his “mental health”, and District Judge Tim Spruce agreed that he should not be produced from the cells.
But Rhone’s co-accused Deiryen Dyce, 32, of Ellesmere Road North, Sheffield, did appear in the glass-fronted dock flanked by three security guards.
The court heard that she is charged with assisting an offender, possession of ammunition, possession of heroin, cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply, and possession of criminal property, namely £2,000.
Both defendants were remanded in custody by Judge Spruce and are due to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday.
