Indian-origin nursing home employee in Singapore fined for theft, cheating
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An Indian-origin nursing home employee was fined after she pleaded guilty earlier to theft and cheating an elderly resident in Singapore.
An Indian-origin nursing home employee was fined SGD 4,000 on Monday after she pleaded guilty earlier to theft and cheating an elderly resident in Singapore.
Latha Narayanan, 59, stole an ATM card belonging to an elderly resident she was assigned to look after and withdrew SGD1,000 in cash. She also used the card to buy food and toiletries at a supermarket.
Two other similar charges against Latha were taken into consideration during sentencing, according to a report by The Straits Times.
The court heard that in 2019, Latha, who was a health assistant at Woodlands Care Home, was assigned to care for the victim, a 65-year-old man.
He died in January 2021, according to court documents.
The court heard that sometime in 2019, the man forgot the PIN number for his ATM card and Latha accompanied him to the bank to obtain a new code after a regular hospital visit.
The man received his new PIN number in the presence of Latha and placed his ATM card in the pocket of his phone cover. He then handed the device to her for safekeeping.
