Josephine Al Suleiman, 33, of Cospicua was today put under probation for one year after she pleaded guilty in court to having used a Cashlink debit card which she found in the street to purchase over €232 worth of items to the detriment of Juanita Muscat last November.

She pleaded guilty to having forged Ms Muscat's signature, defrauding her, handling stolen property, conspiring to commit a crime with another person and assisting Mr Vella to commit a crime.

She told the court she was willing to to pay her half of the money taken since the other half had been paid by the other person.