Woman who impersonates Pahang princess jailed for 53 cheating offences


Rohaida (centre) pleaded guilty in two separate courts to 53 counts of cheating.

KUALA LUMPUR: A 41-year-old woman who impersonated a Pahang princess was ordered to serve three years and two months in jail by the Ampang magistrate's court here on Tuesday for swindling more than RM1mil from a cosmetic surgeon three years ago.

Rohaida Yahlil pleaded guilty in two separate courts to 53 counts of cheating 60-year-old Datuk Dr Abdul Jalil Jidon  by deceiving him into believing that she was the daughter of the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah, which prompted him to hand over cash totalling RM1.203mil to her.

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