Orang Asli housewife jailed six months for cheating over PR1MA house

KUANTAN: An Orang Asli housewife was sentenced to a total of six years’ jail by two Magistrate’s Courts here yesterday after she pleaded guilty to cheating the public over ownership of the 1Malaysia People’s Housing ( PR1MA) in Pahang, involving RM8,700, last year. In the court before Magistrate Nurunaim Abdullah Lam Wai Chan, 31, was sentenced to three years’ jail, to be served from the date of her arrest last April 2, after she pleaded guilty to three counts of committing the offence.

Lam was sentenced to another three years’ jail by Magistrate Shari fah Nursyuhada Tuan Mamat, to be served after she has completed her earlier sentence , after she pleaded guilty to another three charges with committing a similar offence.

Lam, who has four children, were charged with committing the offences, involving six victims,who handed her payment for between RM1,000 and RM3,500 each for the PR1MA houses which actually did not exist.

The offences were committed between June and Aug 23 last year in the Kuantan district.

According to the facts of the case, the payments were for deposit payment of the PR1MA houses which included in Indera Sempurna here.

Lam also known as ‘Jenny’ was alleged to have told the victims that they would receive the key to the houses after the Chinese New Year celebration or March last year, but until now, none of them were given the house key.

The charge, under Section 420 of the Penal Code, provides an imprisonment for up to 10 years and whipping, and is also liable to fine, upon conviction.

Lawyer Nurul Syafiqa Syeba Atan represented Lam, while deputy publ ic prose cutor Mohamad Shahrizzat Amadan prosecuted.

Mea nwhi le, i n a nother proceeding before Shari fah Nursyuhada, Lam was charged with another woman, Ho Woon Mee, 41, with deceiving one Wong Hiew Lam into handing over RM3,900 for the same purpose last Aug 23.

However, both women pleaded not guilty .

Sharifah Nursyuhada allowed Ho to be released on bail of RM3,000 in one surety and set April 20 for mention. — Bernama