SARATOK, Oct 30 — A 38-year-old lorry driver has been arrested for allegedly cheating a 64-year-old housewife from Kabong out of RM554,525 by posing as a bomoh or witch doctor, and promising spiritual healing for her ailing son and help with problems involving her land.

Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said the suspect, from Passai Siong, Sibu Jaya, was arrested at a food court in Sibu Jaya at about 9pm on Wednesday (October 28).

He said the woman first met the suspect at a coffee shop in Sibu Jaya in June last year, accompanied by three friends, to seek help for her son, who was experiencing health problems.

“The suspect promised to treat her son remotely and gave her a bottle of oil to keep in her bag for protection,” said Mathew in a statement.