Nurse Jailed 10 Years for Embezzling BHD 25,750

TDT | Manama

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The court upheld a 10-year prison sentence against a nurse convicted of exploiting a paralyzed patient and embezzling BHD 25,750 through electronic banking fraud. The sentence also includes a fine and deportation order.

The High Criminal Court of Appeal (First Circuit) confirmed the verdict, which also imposes a BHD 5,000 fine and orders the defendant’s deportation upon completion of her sentence.

According to case details, the nurse unlawfully took the victim’s mobile phone and used the Digital payment system linked to his bank account to carry out a series of unauthorised transfers.

Prosecutors said the total stolen amount reached BHD 25,750, which was initially transferred into the defendant’s local bank account before being moved to her home country in Asia. She later returned BHD 3,500 of the funds.

The Public Prosecution stated that the defendant used the victim’s electronic verification code, which functions as a digital authentication signature, to access and authorise transactions fraudulently. She also entered false data into the electronic payment system to complete the transfers.

The case dates back to 2025, when the victim’s son noticed multiple large transactions from his father’s account during September and October, prompting a report to authorities.