Rasbert Turner, Star Writer
A policewoman who is alleged to have tried to register a baby that wasn't her own as her biological child was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 when she appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
She is Andrea Bryan of the Harman Barracks in Kingston.
When the matter came up in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court, attorney-at-law Churchill Neita successfully applied for bail.
He told the court that his client was not a flight-risk and had a fixed address.
Bail was subsequently granted on condition that she reappears in court on November 25,
Allegations are that in August of last year, the accused went to the Registrar General's Department and applied for a birth certificate for a child.
She reportedly told attendants that she was the child's biological mother and that the child was delivered at home.
Initial investigations by the RGD revealed that the child was not hers and that the biological mother had registered it earlier.
The matter was subsequently reported to the Central Village police.
An investigation was launched and a file compiled and sent the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A ruling was handed down that the accused be charged with child stealing and possession of forged documents.
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