A WOMAN was charged on Friday with cheating another of $500 by
claiming that she was pregnant and needed money for medical
expenses.
Ng Sock Kun, 36, who was wearing a surgical mask and had
bandaged arms, allegedly cheated Ms Boh Swee Fan, 22, of the amount
at the void deck of Block 51 Marine Terrace on June 3.
When the prosecution applied for her to be held in Bedok police
division for a week, she requested to be remanded in hospital
instead.
She told District Judge Lim Tse Haw that she had injured her
arms and legs and needed to change her dressing.
Ng, who was arrested on Wednesday night, was remanded at Bedok
for further investigation.
If found guilty of cheating, she can be fined up to 10 years and
fined.