By Latrishka Thomas
A nurse accused of using another woman’s bank card to purchase over $20,000 worth of items online has had her case committed to the High Court’s September assizes.
The incident is said to have happened in January 2021 when the defendant, Jahmesha Millwood of Bolans, and the complainant were both in Jamaica for a training course.
They were reportedly quarantined in the same room for about two weeks before the programme started.
While rooming together, it is said that the complainant told the accused about a business she was planning to start.
In March 2021, the complainant reportedly went to a bank in Jamaica to make a withdrawal and noticed that her balance was less than expected, so she contacted the bank in Antigua and requested a summary of her debit card transactions.
She reportedly noticed that a number of online purchases totalling $20,764.17 had been made over a period of time without her knowledge or consent.
The complainant subsequently reported the matter to the police who executed a search warrant on the premises of the defendant and allegedly found items which they believed had been purchased using the complainant’s card.
Millwood was subsequently arrested, charged and after a few appearances in the St John’s Magistrate’s Court her case was finally committed on Monday.
The 30-year-old is currently suspended from work and is behind bars on remand in connection with a separate case.