THE parents of a toddler, whose decomposing body was found in a suitcase inside their Kingston home in January, were on Monday offered bail in the sum of $300,000 when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court.

Alphanso and Stephanie Warren of Chisholm Avenue in Kingston were offered bail by Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey on conditions that they surrender their travel documents with a stop order in place. They are also to report to the Hunt’s Bay police on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm.

The two, who are both charged with concealment of death and failure to bury the body of a child, were granted bail following applications by their attorneys.

Alphanso is being represented by attorneys Chris Tavares-Finson and Courtney Foster, while Stephanie is being represented by attorney CJ Mitchell. Both accused are scheduled to return to court on April 18.

According to the police, on January 15 neighbours stormed the couple’s home after concerns were raised about the whereabouts of the infant, Jeshurun. The residents reportedly found the child’s decomposing body in a suitcase and summoned the police, who later arrested and charged the couple.

A pathology report had revealed that the boy had died from natural cause but since then, reports had surfaced out of Canada that the couple had been charged in that country for child negligence and three of their children were taken away by Canadian authorities and placed under the care of the state.