A 43-year-old woman was arrested on Monday afternoon for withdrawing cash using stolen ATM cards.

The suspect is believed to have used the cards to withdraw some $160 from an ATM at Redhill MRT station on March 12, said a police statement. Later the same day, a victim lodged a police report stating that she had left her wallet containing the ATM cards and EZ-link cards on a bench in front of a block along Henderson Road, and that two unauthorised cash withdrawals had been made.

The suspect was arrested in the vicinity of Henderson Road and after officers from the Clementi Road Police Division conducted investigations to establish her identity. The victim's wallet, ATM cards and EZ-link cards were seized from the suspect's home as case exhibits.

If convicted of theft, the suspect faces a maximum of three years in jail, or a fine, or both. If convicted of the offence of dishonest misappropriation of property, the suspect may face up to a maximum of two years in jail, or a fine, or both.