A trial has started in the Supreme Court of a couple accused of stealing more than $300,000 from elderly clients over a seven-year period.

The Reverend Jaymo Durham, 52, and Keiva Maronie Durham, 44, have denied charges that they stole credit balances from four women, as well as allegations that they made and used false statements.

Mr and Mrs Durham, a lawyer and former attorney respectively, allegedly committed the offences between February 23, 2012, and July 31, 2019.

Daniel Kitson-Walters, for the Crown, told the jury that the four alleged victims — Doreen Stevens, Nancy Locke, and Muriel and Loretta Smith — were clients with Ageing and Disability Services.

He said Mr and Mrs Durham used several bank accounts and businesses to “take the property of these four women and act as if it were their own”.

A forensic accountant and officers from ADS and the Bermuda Police Service are expected to testify during the trial.

Jurors also heard that Mr Durham was named as a receiver for Ms Stevens, while Mrs Durham was the receiver for Ms Locke, and Muriel and Loretta Smith.

Firms and businesses managed by the couple, representing themselves at trial, include Amicus Law and Property Law Group.

The trial, before Puisne Judge Juan Wolffe, continues.

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