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SINGAPORE – A man who moved in with his girlfriend to take care of her allegedly stole around $52,000 from her by stealing and using her ATM and credit cards, a district court heard on Friday (Oct 4).
Marcus Kong Wei Keong is accused of 32 counts of theft for stealing from his ex-girlfriend, Ms Felicia Lee Yen Pheng, who was suffering from severe eczema.
He also faces another 21 charges for offences under the Computer Misuse Act, related to unauthorised fund transfers made from Ms Lee’s accounts to his own.
Kong, whose age and occupation were not stated in available court papers, is also accused of giving a false statement to a police officer. He allegedly denied knowing how money was transferred from Ms Lee’s accounts to his.
On the first day of the trial, Deputy Public Prosecutor Edwin Soh said in his opening statement that Kong had offered to move in with Ms Lee around May 2015, so that he could “take care” of her.
“However, the accused abused Felicia’s trust and stole various credit and ATM cards belonging to her,” said DPP Soh, according to court documents.
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