Nov 26, 2024
By Vir B. Lumicao
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| The theft happened in the employer's house in posh Robinson Place in Mid-Levels |
A 34-year-old Filipina domestic helper has been ordered jailed
for 10 weeks after she admitted stealing $13,500 from her employers’ two
daughters in their flat at
Grace Alla, a mother of two girls, pleaded guilty to one count of theft when she appeared today, May 27, before Eastern Court Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong.
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Alla allegedly stole $2,000 belonging to the employers’ 17-year-old daughter and another $11,500 from their 16-year-old daughter between mid-March and May 3. The family, including a young son, lived in the flat with Alla, who they hired last October.
According to the prosecution, the elder sister put $2,000 in an unlocked safe in her bedroom drawer in mid-March and made sure of the amount. On Apr 17, her younger sister placed $12,480 in another unlocked safe in her bedroom drawer and checked the amount, too.
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No one entered the bedrooms during the period but the helper and their family members.
On May 3, the elder daughter discovered her $2,000 missing from the first safe, while her sister found out $11,500 of her money was gone. They reported the incident to their mother, who asked the helper.
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The defendant admitted she took the money and signed a letter of agreement with the victims’ mother that she took $13,000 from the two daughters.
The defendant was later fired and reported to the police on May 5. She was arrested and during interrogation claimed that she stole only $8,000.
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The victims asked to be repaid but the defendant said she had no money.
The defense lawyer said the defendant came to
The lawyer said Alla was remorseful.
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In sentencing, the magistrate told Alla her offense was a serious breach of trust.
Alla was the second Filipina helper to be sent to jail this
week in
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