KUALA LUMPUR: A man was charged in the sessions court here today with cheating a woman clerk of jewellery and cash worth RM152,500 by promising to marry her.
Hisyah Sayuti, 34, pleaded not guilty before Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali.
He is alleged to have deceived the 40-year-old woman to hand over to him the cash and jewellery, which she would not have done without the broken promise of marriage.
He was charged with committing the offence at a hotel in Bukit Bintang here between Feb 6 and March 6 this year. The charge carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years’ and whipping.
Hisyah, who was unrepresented, objected to the prosecution’s request for RM50,000 bail, saying that he did not have a permanent job. The court allowed bail of RM15,000 in one surety and fixed May 25 this year for mention.