![]() Soon after, Eka withdrew money from the account without his knowledge and consent as she wanted to pay off her debts. The DPP said: “(The victim) only ever authorised the accused to withdraw money from his bank account on his behalf, and never for the accused’s own benefit.” He also told the maid to retain the card, so it would be more convenient for her to withdraw cash for him. He handed her his automated teller machine (ATM) card and told her the personal identification number. ![]() In August 2022, the elderly man, who used a wheelchair, sought Eka’s help to withdraw cash from his bank account. ![]() She was also ordered to pay a compensation of $5,442.ĭeputy Public Prosecutor Etsuko Lim said that the victim’s son had employed Eka to take care of his father, who was about 95 years old then. On Tuesday, Eka pleaded guilty to one count of criminal breach of trust and was sentenced to 15 months’ jail. She admitted that more than $3,000 of the seized cash had been withdrawn from the victim’s bank account. However, $5,442 and more than 7.4 million Indonesian rupiah (about S$644, according to court documents) were later seized from her. ![]() Her offences came to light after the elderly man died. SINGAPORE – Saddled with hefty debts back home, an Indonesian maid used a bank card belonging to her employer’s elderly father to make 89 unauthorised withdrawals totalling $88,600 from January to July 2023.Įka Yuniarsih, 32, then remitted a portion of her ill-gotten gains to her creditors in Indonesia. ![]()
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