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SINGAPORE – An Indonesian maid employed to care for a 76-year-old lady stole her jewelry and pawned it.
Even after her employer’s son caught her and gave her a second chance, Eti Maryati persisted in her robbery ways and emptied all of the jewelry from her employer’s drawer in the year prior to the old woman’s death.
Eti, 45, was jailed for seven months on Friday (May 8) after she pleaded guilty to one theft charge as a maid.
Stole over $ 7,000 in valuables
The elderly woman had hired her in late 2015 as a domestic worker to care for her due to her advanced age. She stayed with the victim and her 52-year-old son in an apartment along Woodlands Street 82.
During his work, Eti discovered that the victim hid her jewelry and cash in a locked drawer, and that the key was hidden under the victim’s pillow.
Between October 9, 2018 and October 6 of last year, Eti stole the victim’s jewelry and cash from the drawer with the key, and then pawned the jewelry for money. Since the victim had her work permit, the maid had asked other domestic servants to pawn the jewelry instead.
The victim’s son discovered Eti’s theft ways in October 2018. However, the son decided to give him another chance after confronting her, and did not report the matter to the police after the maid assured him that he would deliver a new sheet. . .
Eti did not deliver on his promise and persisted in diverting the old woman’s valuables to the last piece of jewelry, a gold bracelet, bringing the total value of the cash and jewelry she stole to $ 7,110.
Empty drawer discovered on the day of the employer’s death
Her employer passed away on October 6 last year. On the day of his death, his son checked the drawer and found it empty. Made a police report around 11.19 p.m.
After filing the report, the man spent $ 6,030 to redeem the items pawned by the maid and she has not returned the money.
For committing robbery as a servant, Eti could have been jailed for up to seven years and fined.
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