SINGAPORE: A woman was jailed 10 months on Tuesday for stealing government payouts from a senior citizen she was assigned to as an NTUC Health befriender.
The visits typically lasted half an hour and were for befrienders to assess and record the senior citizens' moods, living conditions and medications management. On Oct 9, 2020, the victim asked Choo to buy medicine from a pharmacy as she felt pain in her leg. She gave Choo her ATM card and personal identification number to pay for the medicine.
During the befriender visits, Choo read the victim's letters to her. From these, she learnt that the victim was eligible for government payouts and conceived a plan to cheat her of the money.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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