A mother-of-two who used six credit cards to pay for cosmetic surgery at Harley Street clinics has walked free from court after being convicted of fraud.
Thelma Idahosa from Bromley, south east London, spent £8,500 on a number of procedures and even asked for a refund when she complained not enough fat had been removed during a liposuction. The graduate, 29, forked out thousands for surgeries on her thighs, stomach, arms and ‘love handles’, as well as skin-tightening procedures, using 'stolen credit card details'.
She was given a six-month suspended prison sentence at Woolwich Crown Court and was told she would have been jailed if it had not been for her young children.
She spent £4,000 at the Harley Street Skin Clinic and then purchased £4,500 worth of treatment at the West One Clinic - where she even demanded a £1,000 refund after only three litres of fat was removed instead of six.
Described as 'incredibly rude and aggressive', Idahosa - who was seven months into another suspended sentence at the time of the fraud - she phoned the clinic 'shouting and ranting', threatening to visit and cause a scene.
The company suffered an additional loss after agreeing to refund her two sums of £500.
Prosecutor Mr. Arizuna Asante told the court on Friday: 'Other people’s identity came into play when the cards were preferred for payment. This was fraudulent from the outset and consisted of multiple frauds.'
Idahosa was seven months into a two-year suspended sentence when she committed the frauds in May and June, 2012.Recorder Michael Wood QC told the mother-of-two: 'You really should be going to prison.
'There is only one reason you are not and that is because you have a relatively young child.
'A sentence of imprisonment that would amount to weeks or months is outweighed by your child’s rights.Idahosa was almost certainly told the same thing when receiving her original suspended sentence seven months before the frauds.
She received six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, was placed on a two-year supervision order and was told she must also complete 150 hours community service work.
people are likely condemning or tarnishing Edo name in this forum so bad,even if the cause worth it or not,especially the ibos in this forum,its hatred or what?i don't understand,as if the bini´s are the only people committing the crime in or out of Nigeria ,even when you crystallize it very well,you ll see that the bini´s are less crime committing in Nigeria compare to other tribes or regions,i know the haters are jealousy of them,let the haters go and die,and the most funny part of it ,most of those people doing this nonsense they were born and breed in Benin,a land of peace and hospitality that can harbor any tribe ,be Hausa ,ibo,Yoruba any tribe can dwell in that land.
Posted: at 5-08-2014 07:27 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Dem dey shout Edo, Edo, Edo. All the credit card fraud wey dey naijapal na Yoruba dey do am. Even dem actors and actresses na so so scandal dey follow dem. Even the igbo people wey dey tie marijuana join bitterleaf for export get mouth to talk. Na devil go shit for all una head. Tribalistic Faggots.
Posted: at 5-08-2014 07:51 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Dem dey shout Edo, Edo, Edo. All the credit card fraud wey dey naijapal na Yoruba dey do am. Even dem actors and actresses na so so scandal dey follow dem. Even the igbo people wey dey tie marijuana join bitterleaf for export get mouth to talk. Na devil go sh*t for all una head. Tribalistic Faggots.
Hey, you went too faarrr mentioning Yoruba, you know !?! We know WHO THE MAD DOGS ARE WHEN IT COMES TO TRIBALISM, OKAY ?? Yorubas are not fast in insulting peoples forefathers, but FIGHT BACK! Why don't you try and be like ''SARAH555 a decent soul'' she is!!! I've not seen any Yoruba insulting you now so don't be soooo on the defensive and start being like the ''mannerless tongues'' around here that pretend to use tribalism to exibit their agbero background...YORUBAS ARE NOT TRIBALISTIC........and thank goodness, it's healthier not to HATE!!!!!!!!!
Posted: at 5-08-2014 09:30 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Dem dey shout Edo, Edo, Edo. All the credit card fraud wey dey naijapal na Yoruba dey do am. Even dem actors and actresses na so so scandal dey follow dem. Even the igbo people wey dey tie marijuana join bitterleaf for export get mouth to talk. Na devil go sh*t for all una head. Tribalistic Faggots.
STOP RANTING AND GROW UP MY FRIEND..............READ THE NEWS AND COMMENT OR IGNORE INSTEAD OF COVERING UP WHEN YOU GET CAUGHT.
YORUBAS DON'T INSULT TRIBE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS......YORUBAS SEES IT AS ONE OF THEM: A NAIJA. IT'S NOT WHERE THIS GIRL IS FROM:: SHE'S LAZY, LIVING ON FAMILY CREDITS, STOLEN CARDS AND MARRIED TO A ''HOLD MY ABADA FOR ME CHEAP CROOK'' ( GBEWUDANI MAN). AT LEAST, 65 PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN WESTERN WORLD DO A THING OR TWO WITH CREDITCARDS AND SOUTH EAST LONDON IS FULL OF CRIME.
SO MIND HOW YOU GO OOO
Posted: at 5-08-2014 09:43 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
whch one come b d Edo girls nw?tribalistic fowls@list no b prostitution ds tym ode pple
You won't even worry yourself about this news if you know what happened at Nkpor today....so you never read that juju man with human parts wey wan enter where nuns dey, wey den gun down?
When people critisize your tribe, expose their weakness not strenght..........we all have done a thing or too in our tribes my friend, so ignore.
Posted: at 5-08-2014 09:55 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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