Cops nab housewife for staging robbery to steal mother-in-law's jewellery
PETALING JAYA : Police have arrested a housewife after suspecting that she was the mastermind behind a robbery at a home in Felda Chini Timur, Pahang, in which she had claimed to be a victim.
Pekan police chief Zaidi Mat Zin said the 27-year-old woman lodged a report on March 20, claiming she had been robbed by masked men armed with knives while she was at her mother-in-law's house.
Zaidi said the intruders made off with her mother-in-law's jewellery worth RM12,000, Sinar Harian reported.
'She claimed she was robbed by four masked men.
'However, further investigations found that she had actually conspired with her accomplices to stage the robbery and steal the jewellery belonging to her mother-in-law,' he said in a statement.
Zaidi said the woman used the proceeds from the sale of the jewellery to pay off her accomplices and settle her debts with loan sharks.
She and five male accomplices, aged between 27 and 36, were arrested in separate raids on May 15.
Four of the suspects tested positive for methamphetamine, and all had previous convictions for criminal offences, including for robbery, drug usage and housebreaking.
'Police also seized three mobile phones, a necklace, a bracelet, clothes, a knife, bank cards and pawn shop documents,' he added.
All the suspects have been remanded until May 23.
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