Nur Hasanah Abdul Rahim, 35, was charged in her capacity as a person entrusted with customer payments to the university’s faculty of dentistry, with committing CBT by taking the money for her own use.

The mother of two was alleged to have committed the offence at the faculty’s cash counter here between Oct 2, 2017 and Feb 20, 2020.

The charge was framed under Section 408 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of not less than one year and up to 14 years, and shall also be liable to a fine, upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Izzat Amir Idham requested bail of RM50,000 with one surety, but Nur Hasanah, who was unrepresented, appealed for a lower bail, saying she is currently working as a babysitter earning RM1,800 a month, and has two school-going children.

“I request bail of RM10,000 as I need to pay house rent, and my eldest child, aged nine, has autism. My father is also unwell, while my husband works as a technician,” she said.

Judge Azrul Darus allowed her bail of RM15,000 with one surety, and fixed April 17 for mention.