Supreme Court Judge Vinnette Graham-Allen ordered Thursday that former Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) wealth advisor Jean-Ann Panton be provided with a nurse aid throughout the course of her incarceration.

The judge made the order after denying the multimillion-dollar fraud accused bail when she appeared in court. When Panton heard the judge’s order, the look in her eyes reflected disappointment.

The renewed bail application, which Justice Graham-Allen began to hear on Wednesday, ended on Thursday with the ruling that whatever health condition Panton has existed prior to her incarceration, therefore bail would not be granted despite her legal team’s argument that her health had deteriorated in custody.

“This court has considered clearly and listened very carefully to the evidence of the three witnesses who testified. The court finds that this is a pre-existing condition that the accused had before she was admitted, and the doctor who gave his evidence, in his examination of her and all the medical examinations that he did, supports that this is a pre-existing condition. The court is not satisfied with the submission made by the defence counsel. What the court finds is that the institution, the doctor who gave evidence, the superintendent inside the facility, went at length to ensure that she receives the diet and the accommodation because of her special circumstances. The decision of this court is that the renewed bail application is refused.”

In February, Panton was denied bail based on the seriousness of her offences, and according to Justice Graham-Allen, those circumstances have not changed since the last application.

Panton is indicted with 22 counts for the offences of larceny as a servant, forgery, uttering forged documents, falsification of accounts, engaging in transaction involving criminal property, and breaches of the Cybercrimes Act.

The charges arose following the theft of billions of dollars from the accounts of more than 30 SSL clients.

While in lock-up, according to a superintendent at the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre who gave evidence in court, Panton has made a number of requests, some of which have been fulfilled.

“She would have requested extra pillows, a commode, an additional mattress, and these were facilitated. Some of her requests are not being considered at this time. She made mention of her blood sugar being low and she is fearing that she could be on the verge of a stroke. She also stated that she was given food to eat which she did not eat. She said she received a hard-boiled egg. She had also stated that the porridge which was done in bulk was too sweet and she had a difficulty eating it. She had also made request for her bed to be removed because she said it was located beside the bathroom and the stench was too much for her.

“This was accommodated. She made a request for a mattress and it was approved. She also made a request for a television to be closer to where she is located. She said the one in her dorm was too far down for her and the other sick persons to see. That is still in discussion. She also made request for a bedside light so she could read in the nights. That, too, is in discussion because we have to take into consideration the other inmates who may be affected by the light after lights out. She discussed about her physiotherapy and that she was not able to get same done since she has been incarcerated. That, too, was addressed and she went for her first session. She is on a specific diet. She gets melons, ripe bananas, cucumber, carrots, pineapple, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, pumpkin, chicken. She has never written to me reporting that she has suffered a seizure. No report has been made to me of Miss Panton encountering any life-threatening incident or situation at the facility at South Camp,” said the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre superintendent.

On June 15, Panton will return to court for plea and case management and will appear remotely.