Housewife allegedly cheated of RM554,525 by ‘bomoh’ over son’s health, land problems (VIDEO)

SARATOK, Oct 30 — A 38-year-old lorry driver has been arrested for allegedly cheating a 64-year-old housewife from Kabong out of RM554,525 by posing as a bomoh or witch doctor, and promising spiritual healing for her ailing son and help with problems involving her land.

Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said the suspect, from Passai Siong, Sibu Jaya, was arrested at a food court in Sibu Jaya at about 9pm on Wednesday (October 28).

He said the woman first met the suspect at a coffee shop in Sibu Jaya in June last year, accompanied by three friends, to seek help for her son, who was experiencing health problems.

“The suspect promised to treat her son remotely and gave her a bottle of oil to keep in her bag for protection,” said Mathew in a statement.

The woman reportedly noticed an improvement in her son’s condition within a month.

In October last year, the suspect contacted her again and arranged to meet her at the same coffee shop, claiming he wanted to discuss problems involving her land and offering to resolve them through spiritual means.

After the meeting, he allegedly contacted the woman via WhatsApp and asked her to transfer money to purchase items for a miring ritual.

Mathew said the suspect subsequently instructed the woman to transfer money into six different bank accounts, with the total amount reaching RM554,525.

The woman eventually suspected she had been cheated and lodged a police report, prompting an investigation under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.

Police arrested the suspect on Oct 28 and seized a Realme mobile phone with a Maxis SIM card believed to be linked to the case.

The suspect was detained at the Saratok police station lock-up for further investigation. — The Borneo Post

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沙拉托克，10月30日讯——一名38岁的货车司机因涉嫌冒充巫医，向卡邦一名64岁的家庭主妇骗取554,525令吉而被捕。他承诺可以治愈该主妇生病的儿子，并帮助她解决土地问题。

沙拉托克警区主任马修·曼吉警司表示，这名嫌疑人来自诗巫再也的帕赛松，于周三（10月28日）晚上9点左右在诗巫再也的一个美食广场被捕。

他说，这名女子去年6月在诗巫再也的一家咖啡店第一次遇到了嫌疑人，当时她和三个朋友一起去寻求帮助，因为她的儿子出现了健康问题。

“嫌疑人承诺远程治疗她的儿子，并给了她一瓶油放在包里以作防身之用，”马修在一份声明中说。

据报道，这位母亲在一个月内注意到她儿子的病情有所好转。

去年十月，嫌疑人再次联系了她，并安排在同一家咖啡馆与她见面，声称他想讨论与她的土地有关的问题，并提出通过精神手段解决这些问题。

会面结束后，他据称通过 WhatsApp 联系了这名女子，并要求她转账购买用于祭祀仪式的物品。

马修表示，嫌疑人随后指示该女子将钱款转入六个不同的银行账户，总金额达到 554,525 令吉。

该女子最终怀疑自己被骗，并向警方报案，警方随即根据刑法第 420 条（诈骗罪）展开调查。

警方于10月28日逮捕了嫌疑人，并缴获了一部Realme手机和一张Maxis SIM卡，据信与此案有关。

嫌疑人已被拘留在沙拉托克警察局拘留室，接受进一步调查。——《婆罗洲邮报》

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