A TEENAGER appeared, on Friday, before Magistrate Leron Daly on a simple larceny charge.

It was alleged that between April 18 and 21, 2018 at Georgetown the youngster gained access to Areca Forde’s Republic Bank account and stole $147,000.
The man pleaded not guilty to the charge.
According to Prosecutor Sanj Singh, the virtual complainant and the defendant are known to each other.

From work, Forde went to her home at Parfaite Harmonie to collect her wallet which contained her National ID card and bank card. She found her wallet containing her card at the back of her home.

She journeyed to the bank at Vreed-en-Hoop to withdraw some money from her account, but she observed there was a balance of only $700. She made a report at Brickdam Police Station and an investigation was carried out.

Republic Bank provided a print-out which showed the accused withdrawing the money out of the complainant’s account. The accused was later arrested and he admitted the offence.
Bail was granted in the sum of $40,000. The matter was adjourned until May 11, 2018.