A 39-year-old Filipino maid was fined HK$800 (US$103) on Friday after she was convicted in a Hong Kong court on a theft charge for eating her employer’s meatballs worth HK$100.
In January, Mildred Nilo Ladia was charged with two counts of theft. She was accused of stealing an agnès b brand handbag and two leather slippers on January 11 last year. Ladia was also accused of eating meatballs between March 28 and April 10 in her employer’s Repulse Bay home.
In May last year, barrister Gekko Lan Suet-ying, the maid’s then employer, had deducted HK$100 from Ladia’s statutory salary of HK$4,210.
On Friday, the prosecutor dropped the first charge as Lan, who was in hospital, failed to be appear as a witness in the Eastern Magistrates’ Court, Apple Daily reported. Ladia, who came Hong Kong in August 2015 and had previously worked in Singapore, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, admitted the second charge, but pleaded in exchange for a lighter penalty.
The magistrate fined the maid HK$800, instead of sending her to jail, because Ladia has to financially support her family in the Philippines, Sing Tao Daily reported.
She deducted the amount to her maids salary and yet take the case to court….my gosh..she want to gain more money in her meat balls and the poor maid is her only way…..
Presicely!
Just a meat balls.what about the food allowans of the helper? Maybe that insane employer don’t give food to the helper.that’s why in her hunger of course she will eat food..
Maybe her employers are not giving enough food for the OFW. Try working in an empty stomach and I bet it’s not only meatballs that I’ll eat.
what a joke heartless employer, be careful you can find more worst next…….you are not the only one who hav money…….
crazy employer…wait I’m going to send you meat balls 10plastic if you want
Pwede ba read carefully the news before magbigay ng comment. Ito ha una sabi ng amo ni ate nagnakaw ng bag at 2 slippers pero walang witness kaya napawalang sala si ate sa unang bintang na pagnanakaw. But sa meatballs Hindi sya nakalusot kasi totoo na kinain ni ate Dahil inamin nya. Baka may dahilan kaya kinain ni ate? Ang amo na walang awa sinabi pa sa korte which is unbelievable talaga.
Jacqueline Coplaten you know what, you should read the article again and try to understand carefully
She was accused of stealing bag and slippers but not guilty do you understand that or should I translate that to you in Tagalog.
Because lack of evidence thats why shes WALKS free.
all i can say banned this kind of stupid employer
in pairness that kind of employer much not be give them chance to get a maid that they will do it again everytime just a small mistake with their maid banned is the best thing
that kind of employer has nothing. pretending to be rich but cant afford to give food to thier servant
tae na talaga tingin ng ibang lahi sa mga filipino
Must banned the employer’s for hiring a maid either Indonesian or Filipino.
Better not eat Gekko’s meatballs or trouble will come your way!!
grabe di makatarungan para meatballs, ma’s maganda tlg ibigay n lng ang food allowance ..
What kind of reporting, and dont even proof read?
I am always generous with my DH when it comes to foods, she can eat everything and I also ask her to bring home some foods so her husband can taste it too. It’s a pitty to hear this kind of news, my symphaty goes to Ladia and shame to her employer, feed your employee well.
My god! Dapat d yan bigyan ng katulong?
So inconsiderate.hhhhmmmm!
Wow..Just eating the meatballs???My gosh ..Buang Na employer Ito.
Bigyan Ng award Ang amo Na Ito..
Swapang sa food���