FORTY-eight-year-old Fizal Mohamed was on Tuesday, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by Magistrate Annette Singh for fraudulent conversion. He was found guilty of the charge,the details of which said that on October 13 at Shopping Plaza, South Ruimveldt Park, being solely entrusted by Anastacia James with an Acer laptop computer and a pair of gold earrings together valued $227,000, he fraudulently converted same to his own use and benefit.
Mohamed, who was not represented by counsel, pleaded not guilty to the charge and was refused bail when the matter was brought to the court for the first time.
The prosecution’s facts against him stated that Mohamed and James are known to each other and on that occasion, he borrowed her laptop to off-load music. James had also entrusted Mohamed with a pair of her earrings to clean and safely return to her, which he failed to do.
James subsequently made efforts to contact Mohamed, but her efforts were futile. The matter was then reported to the police and Mohamed was arrested and charged.