he was convicted of committing a sexual offence against his four-year-old niece.

The man -- a diagnosed schizophrenic -- was charged in Magistrates' Court with touching with a part of his body a young person for sexual purposes.

The incident occurred on June 27 last year.

The victim was the man's four-year-old niece. They lived in the same house.

On Monday, lawyer Mr. Peter Farge said the case had been going on for some time because there was a question of whether his client was fit to stand trial.

The Wor. Edward King ordered that the man should receive psychiatric treatment while at the Westgate Correctional Facility.