Shannara Cindy Dyball fails to have charge of fraud as employee withdrawn after submission rejected

The barrister of a 25-year-old charged with fraud made a “no case” submission to the prosecution. Here’s what happens now that has been rejected.

A $95,000 fraud case against a 25-year-old Toowoomba woman accused of defrauding her employer is to continue after a “no case” submission was rejected.

Shannara Cindy Dyball is accused of defrauding her employer Containers for Change in Torrington of $95,573.50 between July 2019 and June 2020.

She denies the allegation and has not as yet been required to enter any plea to the charge of fraud – dishonestly obtain property from another by employee value of or over $30,000 but less than $100,000.

Shannara Cindy Dyball, 25, has been charged with fraud as an employee.

At the last mention of the matter before Toowoomba Magistrates Court in September, the court heard Ms Dyball’s barrister David Jones KC had sent a “no case” submission to the prosecution seeking that the charge be withdrawn but was awaiting a response.

However, when the matter was mentioned in the same court on Friday, October 27, it was advised that the prosecution had rejected the no case submission and that the case would continue according to law.

Solicitor Callum Wood, of McConnell Saldumbide Lawyers, for Ms Dyball, said the matter would proceed to the higher court to be dealt with.

No details of the allegations have as yet been aired in court.

Magistrate Kyna Morice remanded Ms Dyball on bail and adjourned the matter to next month for mention.