A 40-year-old Filipina domestic worker who allegedly opened a locked bag by trial-and-error and stole S$3,000 (US$2,279) in cash was dismissed by her 38-year-old employer and sent home in February.
The employer hired the Filipina maid while her elderly father was very sick in July last year, the Shin Min Daily News reported.
For the first three months, the maid was very helpful and worked hard, so when she asked for her wages in advance due to an emergency in her family in the Philippines, the employer agreed and let her repay the money in installments.
The employer often stored S$25,000 in a bag that had a three-digit lock. After the death of her father, the employer also put the condolence money in it.
While the maid was on holiday during Christmas last year, her employer was shocked to find S$3,000 missing from her locked bag and she suspected the bag had been unlocked by trial-and-error and the maid fled with the money.
After threatening to report the maid to police, the maid resigned, saying her employer had disrespected her and she denied taking the money.
Because no closed-circuit television camera in the home captured any signs of theft, there was no evidence pointing to the Filipina, who was not charged by police.
The employer said she also had to spend S$100 for the ticket to send the maid home last month and lost the S$500 in salary which the Filipina failed to repay.
It’s very subjective to say the maid is a thief and has stolen the money. Personally I’m not convinced.
The owner has $25K in the bag and we don’t know how much condolences money is there but I’m sure it would be a lot which is why she kept it in the bag too.
How often does the owner takes out the $25K (or more) to count? Apparently not everyday or else she would have discovered it stolen on the day or the next day it was stolen. So if not everyday, it means the owner doesn’t even know when it was stolen (or if it was stolen).
And if the maid wants to flee with stolen money, she will only take $3K out of tens of thousand dollars there? Come on… even when converted to their currency, it won’t give her a livelihood that she would sacrifice her job here.
And our police have a way of questioning or interrogating a person to find the truth even if no evidence. And if they suspected the maid from their questioning, there would then be further actions. The fact that they dom’t saying there’s no evidence means that they don’t feel the maid was guilty.
My opinion is that the owner made a mistake and didn’t realise it. An unfortunate incident for all parties involved.
My humble opinion only.
True, Sir.
very well said sir????
I agree with u sir!
so easy for you to accused the maid wih no proof
well said..
well said. sir
Very well said sir.
Very well said sir☺☺☺☺☺☺
Accusing their maid as a theft has been common excused of these nasty employers!! !!
Easy to pinpoints ur helper! Poor helper.
Sometimes employer too much money make them confuse where they put away. With the lavish meal and accesories they bought while they are on shopping with friends, they dnt count. Until they free and feel that their wallet is empty they start panicking and pinpointing…haist, life of a helper ????
Mhelz Tobias Manuel
Well, I wouldn’t say the employer is nasty in this case. I would say she was mistaken which she didn’t realise.
If she was nasty, she wouldn’t have given the maid a salary advance, etc.
This is a case where everybody lose.. sad but it happens.
Ur ryt sir for us we come here for work we done risk our entire lyf for just 3K?? And we all know Singapore is not easy to escape f we do something wrong
I agree with you ????
very well said sir,thanks for ur comment really means a lot for us being a helper who’s working also here????????????????????
Delfinado Salazar Cindy
There’s no difference between any of us. Helper, boss.. we’re all the same human beings.
Just that we were born in different countries and have different opportunities.
A maid may be working for an employer.. but at the same time, this employer may also be working as an employee to some other employer. So we are all actually the same. So never feel that you are different from the next person.
The day we die, we will all be the same when we turn to dust.
Agree with u sir 100%!
Absolutely Mr. Roger Lim…fully agree with u. Singapore Police mentioned there is no evidence. It means there is no evidence to say the maid took the money. It’s only a speculation by the employer.
The fact is the reputation of my fellow filipina was destroyed already
Not all filipina but usually theirs only one principal always thought our parents and our ancestors ….
Don’t steal
My parents always says this principal ….
Must contented what you have
I am agree with you sir Roger Lim!
Yes..its not really convincing that the helper stolen the money..
And it only cost her $100 for the air fare to sent her back another bull!!!
Omg!!! I agree!!!
Why would the maid would take only 3k? When theift is theift no matter what the amount is…. since she risk taking the money, might as well take more… becoz when you get caught you will still go to jail. Wether 1 dollar, 100 dollar or 20,000 dollar you will still go to prison for stealing….
Must be put also the employer in court for mistaken accused theres nothing evedence the employer must do it again in another maid in the next future
I agree sir. Very easy to say maid took yhe money with out any evidence. And yet for sure only the owner of bag will knows the secret combination of her bag. So why the maid is suspected?
This kind of employer were not the rich and educated people. Rich and kind educated employers were not just simply accuse someone especially their helper. They know exactly where they put there money their wealth. It is not about how a helper living in pòor situation. But it is how the mind set of every human being.
Thanks sir, so proud of people like you.
There is some truth and logic in your humble opinion. I could also be the empliyer mistakes miscalculating there savings. Not everyone having problems would steal.
Heared of the teory of "the butler did it"..they use the same theory "the maid did it"..i feel this is not always correct
Exactly
That’s right sir
I myself was accused by past employers by asking me of their lost money but luckily they remembered a day after where the money went. I was accused of stealing chocolates by another employer also, but after sometime her daughter found the courage to admit she ate lots of chocolates in secret. Then at present, i was accused of tinkering with my female employer’s purse as she found her bag in a different spot and a 500 hk dolllars bill was found on the bed. She took a photo of the money, showed it to me and ask me to explain. I was dumbfounded, i said what the hell, what should i say? Night time came, the son cameback from school, there and then the son told them that it was him who took the bag and that he counted the money from the purse. The accusations hurts bigtime! Will a sorry ever be enough?
I am agree to you Sir Roger Lim.Poor Helper.
Have they seen any finger print of the maid in bag. Come on there are alot of ways to prove.
Well said Mr. Roger Lim
Very well said sir
The employer should pay the rest of the contract before sending the maid back home! How cruel accusing someone without proof!
No way u can do a trial n error thing with a 3 digit combination..d maid must be a genius to be able to do that….d employer most probably was confused about d amount of money in d bag
Its true Sir
Accusing without solid evidence,so funny.and what a smart and clever helper if she open ur vault. maid is maid, even its innocent in ur accussations still maid is bad. Duh? U have plenty of money $25k and that bag is lock with 3digit pin lock..you suspected ur maid stealing ur money ($3,000).how come, she(maid)steal that amount as u said,your bag(vault) is lock.even how many times she try to open it she cannot open your bag. Bcos The Pin lock will be error.aiyoooo so easy to accused just bcos she is a maid and she has a problems.
You dont have proof of evidence madam. Thats why acquited. Reverse situation, your Helper will bring in court regards with that accussations.(defamation) ????% you’ll go in jail..????
She will take all since she wants to fled…not convincing at all
I would hve carted the whole bag of moneý n be rich in the phil
Very true. Well said
Verry well said Sir I agree with you ????????????????
Leonard Akira
Would you really do that? Steal from someone else? No matter who he or she is?