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.
Its true Sir
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
The employer should pay the rest of the contract before sending the maid back home! How cruel accusing someone without proof!
Very well said sir
Well said Mr. Roger Lim
Have they seen any finger print of the maid in bag. Come on there are alot of ways to prove.
I am agree to you Sir Roger Lim.Poor Helper.
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?
That’s right sir
Exactly
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
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.
Thanks sir, so proud of people like you.
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.
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?
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
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….
Omg!!! I agree!!!
And it only cost her $100 for the air fare to sent her back another bull!!!
Yes..its not really convincing that the helper stolen the money..