A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl of Lot 6 Farm Village, East Bank Essequibo, pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of stealing $140,000 ‘box hand’ money at a hair salon and was remanded to prison pending a probation report.
Suzanne Trapp appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty and pleaded guilty to the charge, which alleged that on May 18 at Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown, she stole $140,000 cash, property of Talicia Vincent. Police Corporal Seon Blackman, prosecuting, said the teenage girl is known to the virtual complainant and she would normally get her hair and nails done at Shondell’s Professional Touch hair salon where the VC works. On the day in question, at about 11:30 hrs, the accused went to the salon and saw when the VC placed the said cash in her bag and then into a drawer.
The VC then went to collect a glass of water for the accused and on her return Trapp drank the water and left. Subsequently, Vincent made checks for the cash and discovered that the money was missing.
The matter was reported to the police and after an investigation was carried out, the defendant was arrested and charged.
The unrepresented teen said she was willing to repay the VC and the case will be called again on June 16 for a probation report.
Written By Geeta Rampersaud