A domestic worker was accused of stealing a can of abalone at her employer’s home in North Point on Hong Kong Island on Wednesday.
At 10am, a 74-year-old woman reported to the police that a can of abalone, which she claimed was expensive, that had been stored in her apartment at Wilshire Tower on Tin Hau Temple Road was missing, Oriental Daily reported.
The elderly woman suspected that her maid had stolen the seafood.
Officers went to the apartment to investigate the alleged crime but no one was immediately arrested.
The report did not disclose the nationality of the domestic worker.
According to a local supermarket website, a can of abalone costs between HK$200 and HK$600 (US$25-$76) depending on the brand.

Hahaha mas masarap pa talaba jan….gold ksi yn para sknila hahaha…mas masarap pa ung bagoong sa atin…
kaya ako khit tinapay nila diko kinakaen inaamag lng..
Tingin kc nila d ttayo nakakakain nyan OMG preserve abalon na yan hindi masarap go to Philippines fresh seafoods lots lots and can afford
Go to philippines eat fresh abalone ha ha ha native sa amin madami yan seafoods thats not too expensive lubster we can eat also we can afford that too haayyy nkakagigil ito noon fishball sus
Cheesin..abalone LNG pla. Nku amo ko galing Australia fresh abalone nmin never ko experience ngbintang skin .ako pa nasasawa pgkain dito..ganyang edad mypgkaulyanin na yan kaya mhilig mgbintang nku pg ako helper nya layasan ko dapat d nghire kung wlang tiwala ksambhay nya
Ay, grabeee na ang matandang ito! Madadala ba niya sa langit yang abalone niya. Pati abalone itawag pa tlga sa pulis. Sarap saksak sa baga ng matanda. 200 dollar lng pla super expensive.
Payo ko sa mga among katulad nito..bumili kayo ng locker o kaya nmn i, deposit niyo dun sa HSBC Bank sa safety deposit box. #Peste
Depende naman kapatid kasi amo ko 75 years old na pero hinding hindi ganyan at d nya ugali ang magbintang at sya pa mgsabi na kainin ko mga nasa fridge at hwag hyaan na masira..
dito sa amo ko ordinary lang ang abalone binibigyan yan naman kami bawat mgluto pero sasabihin niya pa talaga na expensive,sabi ko naman marami sa Pinas niyan maliliit nga lang????
Omg.. only abalone….. accusing na naman yan…
mahirap tlaga ang may matanda kasama sa bahay. ung lola ko nga e sabi sa katulong nya sinusuot daw ung damit nya tapos un daw katulong nya may dala lamok sa bahay nila. nong may kasama ako lola sa bahay lagi din kami away buti na lang amo ko sa akin kukumakampi kc alam na ugali ng mga lola makukulit.
I hope the maid will also file a counter case against this employer. Her accusation is totally demoralizing. It’s just good to give her the dose of her own medicine, forget about her age.
Di naman masarap yan, ayaw ko nga kainin. Mag ulam na lang ng asin a. Hayyy naku. Sabi lang yan. Kunwari lang yan . Gawa gawa lang yan ng story. matanda na. Na miss place niya lang yan a.
Jeanette Martinez what? Just-what?! Europe and Japan don’t have domestic helpers!
HAHAHA..grabe!!Sharkfin soup nga na Mahal din pinipilit pa ako nila madam na humigop kasi mhal daw..pati abalone e,sa Diko gusto lasa Kaya Sabi ko I’m sorry thank you,but I don’t like ????????Swerte na tlga mktagpo Ng good employer..thanks to God
Vivian Potane super ganid na amo. Pero naka blocked na siya sa PhilConGen dahil ni report ko at yung pumalit sa akin tumagal ng 3months lng
Mas grabe amo mo te, laisee ikakaltas sahod????????????,wag na Kamo siya magbigay????????.
kawawang katulong hayyyst
????????♀️ Why do people bother the police with this stuff?
Grabe talagang walang hiya katulong agad ung pinagbintangan niya baka naman asawa niya kumuha, d kaya anak ,niya, kamag anak niya pag intersan ba yan ng katulong? D ba adek nagpapa pulis pa siya.
Sana tinusok mo ng tinidor