GOLD Miner Fizal Mohamed was on Monday remanded to prison after appearing before City Magistrate Fabayo Azore charged with fraudulently converting a laptop and a pair of gold jewellery to his own use.

Although Mohamed denied the charge read to him, the prosecutor detailed that on October 10, 2014, at the Shopping Plaza in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, Mohamed, being entrusted with an Acer laptop and a gold earring by Anastasia James, converted the items to his own use and benefit.

Police Prosecutor Adoni Innis told the court that the two parties are known to each other, and on the day in question, Mohamed went to James’s home to borrow her laptop to download music when she also gave him her earring to clean and return to her.

The court heard that the defendant failed to return the items to James, despite numerous attempts made to contact him. The matter was, accordingly, reported and the defendant was arrested and charged for the offence.

Innis objected to bail on grounds of the nature and gravity of the offence, and because the accused had other matters pending before the courts.

The defendant was therefore remanded to prison until March 16.