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Mohamed Yaseen, Staff Reporter

The Dubai Criminal Court sentenced an Asian to three months in prison and fined him Dhs113,000 for stealing that amount from a clothing store in a mall in Dubai.

The convict would be deported after serving the terms, the Court ruled.

The incident dates back to last November, when manager of a famous clothing store in Marina Mall filed a report stating that Dhs113,000 had been stolen from the safe of his workplace.

The manager stated in the investigations that he had discovered the theft when he was conducting regular inventory to the funds in the safe, accompanied by two of the employees, but they found no money.

The manager tried to contact the sales agent, who had a copy of the key to the safe, but he did not answer the call, and learnt that he had left the country, so he called the police.

The police accordingly initiated the investigations into the incident.

The investigators checked footage of the surveillance cameras installed in the mall and the store.

They found that the convict had left the store with the rest of the employees, but then, he came back alone, went inside the store and got out after a few minutes carrying a plastic bag.

He closed the store door and left the mall.

The investigators also knew that the convict had left the country on the same day the crime was discovered.

Upon his return to the country he was arrested.

During interrogation, initially the suspect denied his connection to the crime but admitted to his crime when confronted with footage of the surveillance cameras in the mal