Nurse on Trial for Allegedly Stealing BD 25,750 from Disabled Patient’s Bank Account

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Manama: The First High Criminal Court has begun hearing a case involving an Asian nurse accused of fraud and theft after allegedly transferring more than BD 25,000 from the bank account of a disabled man under her care.

According to court records, the accused is charged with unlawfully accessing the victim’s Benefit application and using his electronic verification code to transfer BD 25,750 from his account to her own. The court adjourned the case until January 20 to bring the defendant from detention and allow her lawyer to present arguments.

The Public Prosecution stated that the accused misused the victim’s electronic signature and verification number for fraudulent purposes, enabling her to seize the funds. Prosecutors further alleged that she illegally accessed the victim’s information technology system and manipulated data within the Benefit application to carry out multiple transfers.

Testimony from the victim’s son revealed that he discovered repeated transfers between September and October 2025, amounting to BD 25,750, from his father’s account to the nurse’s account. The victim is reportedly disabled and unable to manage his financial affairs independently.

The accused reportedly admitted during investigations that she took the victim’s mobile phone without his knowledge and transferred the funds in instalments to her Bahraini bank account before sending the total amount to her account in her home country. Investigators said she later returned BD 3,500 after the transactions were uncovered but failed to repay the remaining amount.

Evidence submitted to the court, including official correspondence from Benefit, confirmed that the transfers were carried out using the victim’s phone, with the verification codes sent to a number linked to the defendant. The device used in the transactions was also traced to the accused.

The case remains under review as proceedings continue.