KOTA KINABALU: A 21-year-old cashier was discharged from a cheating charge over an online purchase of a laptop.

Magistrate Jessica Ombou Kakayun made the order on Hasimah Jideh when the case was heard in her chamber.

According to Hasimah’s counsel, Azhier Farhan Arisin, the victim has retracted her report after realising it was just a misunderstanding.

There was an individual who had used the accused’s name to publish the laptop sale advertisement through Mudah.com.

The act induced the victim who is a 27-year-old teacher to bank in RM180 into Hasimah’s bank account. He also said that Hasimah has since refunded the money to the victim.

On Sept 15 this year, Hasimah was accused of deceiving the victim by saying that she could help her (victim) to manage the purchase of the item.

The offence took place at an auto teller machine at Metrotown at 10.02am on July 11 last year.

She was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail of 10 years, and a fine, or with whipping, upon conviction. Insp Azaman Hamat prosecuted.

In an unrelated case, a 27-year-old Filipino was sent to prison for 24 months for using someone else’s Mykad.

Jessica also imposed a fine of RM3,000 in default six months’ jail on Ridzman Alibasah, a labourer, for having Abdul Mannan Bin Abdullamad’s Mykad (911206-12-6731) at Open University Jalan Lintas at 2pm last Saturday.

Insp Azaman, told the court that Ridzman was detained by police for having a dubious MyKad as the photo did not match with the National Registration Department database.

The accused confessed that he had used the MyKad for three months.

The court ordered the accused to be referred to the Immigration Department upon completing his sentence.