EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Alliyah Bacchus on Thursday appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Providence Magistrate’s Court charged with simple larceny. She pleaded not guilty and was granted $50,000 bail.

The court was told that, on May 10, 2019 at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, Bacchus stole a sum of $350 000.00 in cash and jewellery from Lindon Heywood.

Bacchus pleaded not guilty to the offence and told the court that she was at the home of Heywood and asked for money to travel to the city, but was given only $1100. The court was also told that Heywood and Bacchus were involved in a relationship since Bacchus was 14 years old.

Bacchus‘s next court appearance is June 14, 2019.