Fake Kidnapping in KL: Foreigner Studying in Singapore Fined US$4,000 by Malaysian Court for Cheating

Fake kidnapping in KL: Foreigner studying in Singapore fined US$4,000 by Malaysian court for cheating

Zhang Runbao, 23, deceived Cheng Zhiwen, the mother of Ye Yingxi, 18, by staging a video purportedly showing Ye to be a victim of kidnapping.

Chinese student fined RM17,000 for faking kidnap to dupe friend's mum of RM2.9mil

KUALA LUMPUR: A Chinese national was fined RM17,000 after pleading guilty to a charge of cheating by falsely claiming his friend had been kidnapped in order to demand a ransom of RM2.9 million. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Foreigner studying in Singapore fined RM17,000 for faking kidnapping in Malaysia

MALAYSIA: A Chinese national studying in Singapore has been fined RM17,000 (S$5,150) by a Malaysian court after pleading guilty to staging the kidnapping of another student in Kuala Lumpur. Zhang Runbao was sentenced on Tuesday (27 May) after admitting to deceiving Cheng Zhiwen, the mother of 18-year-old Ye Yingxi, by creating a video that falsely depicted Ye as a kidnapping victim. According to Free Malaysia Today (FMT), the video showed Ye app…

Chinese student fined RM17,000 for staging kidnapping

Zhang Runbao changed his plea to guilty today, having claimed trial to the charge two weeks ago.