SINGAPORE (THE STRAITS TIMES/ANN) – A maid took an elderly woman’s credit card while working for the victim’s household and unlawfully used it to pay for goods and cash top-ups totalling nearly SGD13,700.
Ririn Ria Pusvita Sari duped a Shell petrol station in Braddell Road and e-commerce site Shopee Singapore into believing she was the rightful owner of the card.
Yesterday, the 28-year-old Indonesian woman was sentenced to 10 months’ jail after she pleaded guilty to a cheating charge.
Four theft charges were considered during sentencing.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Benjamin Samynathan said that Ririn had committed the crime for personal gain, adding: “She used the victim’s monies to benefit herself by buying expensive mobile phones, clothes and underwear for herself.. The accused exploited the relationship of trust between her and the victim’s household.”
