Woman charged with blackmailing parents of dying child

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PETALING JAYA A Malaysian woman is alleged to have tried to extort money from a young couple in Australia by demanding A$1,000 (S$960) for the return of a lost phone which contained the only photos of their dying baby daughter. Parents Jay and Dee Windross launched a public...

"It was a hoax. Not only was it a complete and utter waste of my time, it was interrupting my final moments with my dying daughter," he said on Facebook.Siti was charged with blackmail in Melbourne yesterday.

9 News reported that after talking to police, Siti said she had never been in possession of the phone but had used the opportunity to get some"reward" money.The court heard Siti and her husband, who have two young children in Malaysia, both work as Uber Eats delivery cyclists in Melbourne and have been struggling financially.

Outside court, Mr and Mrs Windross said they were upset with Siti's claim that she was struggling with money. "We have had to pay hospital bills, car parking, everything, our mortgage bills, our everything, and she is in there crying because they don't earn enough money," Mrs Windross said.Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the

 

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