By Dorcas Ting
KOTA SAMARAHAN, Jan 9: A 31-year-old woman facing multiple cheating allegations in Kuching for a non-existent bank investment scheme was on Wednesday (Jan 7) brought to court again, this time to answer four additional charges involving losses totalling RM500,000.
The accused denied all four counts when they were read before Sessions Court Judge Shafiza Abdul Razak Tready. The charges, laid under Section 420 of the Penal Code, carry a potential sentence of one to 10 years’ imprisonment, whipping, and a fine upon conviction.
Bail was granted at RM25,000 for each charge with two sureties, and the court ordered that she surrender her passport and report to the nearest police station monthly. Case management has been set for February 11.
Prosecutors allege that the accused persuaded four individuals to invest in a non-existent bank investment scheme, with alleged losses of RM50,000, RM50,000, RM200,000 and RM200,000 occurring between August and September 2025.
Mohd Fadzri Azham Zainudin handled the prosecution, while Shemira Adzhaar represented the accused.
The latest proceedings bring the total number of similar charges against the woman to 11 across Kuching and Kota Samarahan.
Earlier this week, she and two others, a 27-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, were accused of cheating three people out of RM600,000. The trio were also charged last month over an alleged scheme that cost a 61-year-old woman RM16,000. — DayakDaily
