I was arrested for fraud by false pepresentaion for a tkmaxx store but it was a genuine mistake

[pinkkittin1]

I was arrested for fraud by false pepresentaion from a tkmaxx store in which i returned a lamp that was not bought from that store. I bought two lamps on the same day one from tk maxx priced at 16.99 and the other from debenhams priced at 39.99 and they where both similar i took them home and liked one more than the other and had removed both of the tags.So i put the tag back on 1 and brought it back to tkmaxx not thinking at all but that was not the case the manager called the police and i was street bailed and later had to go to police station to be interviewed. I was really shaken i have an autistic son aged 4 and he has regular outbursts and my mind was all over the place i am a single mother i do, do crazy things like leaving my handbag on my sons coat hanger in school and went up the road for the bus into town not noticing i had my sons lunch bag instead of my handbag so i had to go back and get it.
Any way i have to go back to the police station next week as they released me pending further inquires and i am really petrafied they will send me to jail as i was arrested in 1996 for shoplifting but was given a caution then and let go as it was my first offence i was 20 i am now 34 so this is my second offence. I was really stupid back then and i have never done any thing like that since. I have told the police it was a genuine mistake but the lady cop that is dealing with it just does not care. Plus the manager says he saw me in the store before i went to return the lamp changing a sticker on a mirror but there is no cctv to back this story up but the lady cop is still charging me with this too which i never did all the cctv shows is me walking into store and returning the lamp. I am petrafied i just want to know can they take me to court or jail? I also had a letter from the retail loss prenention saying i owe them 178 pounds for police time there time there staffs time and the cost on the item plus the security. Can any one out there please please

[IggyB]

the store and the police are just going through set out processes for dealing with this sort of situation - you'll just have to wait for your court case (DO NOT ACCEPT A CAUTION!!!) and explain it to the magistrate - they are not going to convict you of fraud by misrepresentation for trying to return a more expensive lamp to a store you bought a cheaper lamp from - if they had accepted the lamp you would have lost money e.g. it shows you did not have the intention to commit a crime... make sure you keep the receipts for both lamps.

don't worry about this it seems like its going to be easy to sort out and your solicitor will be able to quickly deal with it

[amby9090]

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