A woman accused of aiding a knifepoint robbery at the Lyons IGA on the weekend has asked to be kept in jail.
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Kayleen Patricia Golding, 31, appeared before the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday on charges of aiding and abetting robbery.
Her co-accused, Phillip Andrew Barber, 50, of Red Hill, did not apply for bail when he faced the court on aggravated robbery charges on Monday afternoon.
Police say Barber entered the IGA supermarket and threatened staff with a knife shortly before 11am on Saturday.
He then allegedly stole a cash register containing $730 and a packet of cigarettes before fleeing in a maroon Holden Commodore station wagon.
About 1pm, police stopped a vehicle matching the description in Weston and arrested Golding and Barber.
Golding, of Red Hill, initially applied for and was granted bail before Magistrate Peter Morrison on Monday.
But she opted to stay in custody, telling the court she withdrew her application as she had been made homeless when police seized the car she had been living in.
The court heard Barber had four outstanding matters, including alleged knife possession, before the courts.
Magistrate Morrison noted Barber had pleaded guilty to two of the unresolved charges - burglary and theft from 2012 – and would be sentenced in August.
Both accused will reappear in court next month.