GEORGE TOWN: A housewife was charged at the magistrate's court here today with cheating a woman of RM116,256 to obtain gold items being auctioned by the state police contingent headquarters here last year.
Nuur Thibrani Mohamed Ibrahim, 35, claimed trial to the charge which was read to her by the court interpreter before magistrate Siti Nurul Suhaila Baharin.
The mother-of-three is alleged to have deceived Noriza Bahari, 53, into believing that she was able to obtain gold items being auctioned by the state police contingent headquarters which led Noriza to hand over a sum of RM116,256 to her through four bank accounts.
She allegedly committed the offence at Sentral College Penang here between 11.08am on Oct 15 and 6.58am on Nov 21, last year.
She was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code which carries a minimum one year and maximum 10 years imprisonment and a fine upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Atikah Ashraf Ali urged the court to set bail at RM15,000 with one surety.
Nuur Thibrani, in mitigation, told the court that besides her three children, her ailing parents are also staying with her, all of whom being supported by her husband.
She also told the court that both her account and her husband's account had been suspended following investigation into the case.
"We have to take out whatever savings we have left to support the family.
"My 64-year-old mother is with me in court today," she said, appealing for a minimal bail.
Siti Nurul Suhaila set bail at RM5,000 with one surety and fixed Sept 12 for mention, pending submission of documents.