“Lola” to face trial in BVI for falsifying HIV test

Guyanese makeup artist Lolita Callender, popularly known as “Lola Doll”, will be facing trial in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) for attempting to falsify an HIV test by having a man take the test in her name.
Callender, who is facing a conspiracy to impersonate charge, appeared in court on Thursday, when her lawyer, Stephen Daniels, attempted to get the charge dismissed. According to reports, he argued that in order for a charge of ‘conspiracy to impersonate’ to be established, it would require a third person to be involved in the crime.
However, the Magistrate threw out the application and set the date for trial – June 12.
The court was told by the Prosecutor that there were seven witnesses to testify on behalf of the State.
Following the court hearing Callender was further remanded to prison, since she has not posted the US$60,000 bail granted to her upon her arraignment on April 29, 2019.
It was reported that the Guyanese woman enlisted the help of a man named ‘Eric’ and on April 24, he took an HIV test under the name ‘Lolita Callender’. Later that day, the two returned to the lab to uplift the result and Callender requested that the sex on the document be changed from male to female.
The change was eventually made after the duo were questioned and the make-up artist claimed that it was her who did the test. According to reports, the defendant then posted the test result on her social media account, which was picked up on by the lab facility.
A report was subsequently made to the Police, who launched an investigation and later arrested Callendar.