
The Magistrate’s Court handed down a 12-month prison sentence to a 29-year-old woman who professed to be a priestess and a goddess’ messenger and admitted to defrauding a retiree.
When the charge was presented to dishwasher N. Hemavathy in front of magistrate Mohamad Ibrahim Mohammad Ghulam on Tuesday (February 14), she did not contest the accusation.
Hemavathy was charged with committing the crime at Terminal One between October 26 and December 22. Based on the case’s findings, the accused approached the victim and informed him that she was aware of his 30-year devotion to the goddess and his generous donations to temples dedicated to the goddess’ name.
She continued by informing the victim that she had a “message” from the goddess who wished to increase his wealth and that he was fortunate to be the “chosen one”.

The accused further…