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An Ontario woman who pleaded guilty to theft after an 84-year-old woman had her valuable necklace swapped for a cheap piece of jewelry in South Vancouver in a distraction theft served a day in jail for the crime.

Elena Ghiocel, 41, of Scarborough was sentenced to one day in jail after she pleaded guilty in Vancouver provincial court to theft under $5,000, Alisia Adams of the B.C. Prosecution Service said.

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Ghiocel had received credit for six days she spent in custody between her arrest and sentencing, said Adams in an email. Ghiocel was also put on six months of probation.

A charge of possession of stolen property was stayed by the Crown and the same charges of theft and possession of stolen property were also stayed against her co-accused, Constantin Miclescu, 31, also of Scarborough, said Adams.

Adams said the charges were stayed after failing a two-part test of whether or not there was a substantial likelihood of conviction or if a conviction serves the public interest.