A woman charged with several counts related to obtaining money by deception has applied for bail before the Suva Magistrates Court.
64-year-old Vilimaina Waqalailai has requested Magistrate Deepika Prakash to grant her bail on strict conditions as she is currently at the Suva Remand Center.
Waqalailai has told Magistrate Prakash that she is a widow and that she has to look after her deceased son's four children. She has told court that she also has a business to run.
The woman also told court that she has been sick at the Remand Center suffering from high blood pressure.
Magistrate Prakash has told the woman that she faces serious charges.
Waqalailai has been charged with obtaining financial advantage by deception, conversion and obtaining financial advantage between 2015 to 2018.
Magistrate Prakash will give bail ruling on the 2nd of October.
Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations