22-Year-Old Student Fined $8500 After She Failed To Self-Isolate And Shared A Picture Of Herself Eating At A Restaurant

Carys Ann Ingram, 22, is fined $8560 after she broke the quarantine rule and was caught eating at a restaurant in an Instagram snap

The 22-year-old student has been fined with $8560 (£6,600) for not staying in quarantine after she arrived in Jersey from Manchester. 

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Carys flew from Manchester to meet her family

The girl visited Jersey to meet her family on October 12 where she was supposed to quarantine.

She flew from Manchester which was a growing coronavirus hotspot at the time. Three days after reaching Jersey, the girl was spotted shopping in St Helier.

Carys was told to self-isolate when someone sitting close to her in the flight was tested positive.

She was instructed by the authorities to undergo another test eight days after her arrival in Jersey.

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Carys Ingram was contacted several times at her home address but no answer was received.

The girl broke quarantine rules four times; when she ate out at a restaurant, visited a friend’s house, went shopping, and not being at home when the authorities visited her.

She was finally contacted by the 'Contact Tracing Team' after she shared a picture on Instagram. In the picture, she was seen eating at El Tico restaurant in St Ouen’s Bay.

Carys was arrested and pleaded guilty

The girl was arrested and pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching self-isolation regulations. She was fined a total of $8560 (£6,600).

Caroline Maffia, the Strategic Lead for Contact Tracing, Monitoring and Enforcement said: “It is regrettable that someone should endanger the health of other Islanders after being informed of the need to self-isolate.

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“This fine demonstrates that we will pursue prosecution for those found flouting the law."

“Anyone identified as a direct contact of a Covid-positive person must understand the importance of following public health advice and abiding by the law.”