Maria Young, the woman accused of attempting to use a fake voter ID card to secure bail for her cousin, will know her fate on June 4, when her trial will begin.

Young appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court this week.

The 42-year-old unemployed woman of Barry Street in downtown Kingston, was held on the court grounds a day after she presented the fake ID to a court office worker. She has been charged with forgery, uttering forged documents, attempting to obtain bail by forged documents and making a false declaration.

When Young appeared in court on May 9, Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey revoked her bail, saying the allegations were too serious for her to be out on bail. She was eventually readmitted to bail when her lawyer brought proof of her identity.

The allegations are that on April 24, Young went to the court office to stand as surety for her cousin, Moses Green, a murder accused who was granted bail in the sum of $250,000. She, reportedly, submitted documents including a voter registration card in the name Pearl Reid to a court staff member, who became suspicious and called the police.

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It was later discovered that the card was fictitious and that the name on the card was not her true name. Young fled from the office before she could be detained.

She, however, returned the following day and was pointed out to the police. She was held and questioned and subsequently arrested and charged. She reportedly told the police that she had paid $4,000 for the card, but refused to tell the lawmen where she got the card from. She, however, admitted that she had been approached by a 'bailer man'.