Child abduction accused granted bail in High Court

Baitoon Hussain

The woman accused of abducting an infant on May 24 when the child was just nine days old, was on Thursday last granted $300,000 bail in the High Court.

Baitoon Hussain, 47, called ‘Debbie’ of Mahdia was released from custody following the successful bail application by her attorney Rodwell Jagmohan in the Berbice jurisdiction of the Supreme Court before Justice Brassington Reynolds. During the bail hearing, State Prosecutor Renita Singh objected to bail. She told the court that the offence was a serious one and based its nature and gravity, she did not believe bail should be granted.

The state prosecutor further argued that the accused lives at Mahdia and there is