Woman to pay for stealing

Radica Narine-Rampersad, 47, of San Fernando was charged with larceny of a bottle of perfume valued $300 and TT$1,200. Narine-Rampersad worked as a domestic worker at a house in Gulf View where she stole from her employer. She pleaded guilty to the charges.

The court heard that on June 19 at 6 am, the employer secured her Gulf View home and left for the day. The perfume and cash were placed in a drawer in the bedroom.

One week later, the employer discovered the items missing.

The employer reported the incident to the police and Narine-Rampersad was arrested and later charged.

The woman first appeared before Senior Magistrate Nannette Forde-John a week ago, but was remanded into police custody for sentencing. On Tuesday, she returned to court before the same magistrate to answer the charges. Attorney Chantal Paul who represented the accused woman told Magistrate Forde-John that her client had heart problems and needed money to purchase medication.

The magistrate ordered that the accused woman pay $60,000 in compensation or in default serve six months jail time. The payments, the magistrate said, must be made before January 31. In addition, Narine-Rampersad was also fined a total of $3,039 to cover all charges.