Jail for maid who went on shopping spree after taking elderly woman's credit card

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SINGAPORE - 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 $13,700.

SINGAPORE - 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 $13,700.

On Friday , the 28-year-old Indonesian woman was sentenced to 10 months' jail after she pleaded guilty to a cheating charge.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.

The court heard that she had taken the victim's OCBC Bank credit card after spotting it on a table last August.

 

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