A Filipina maid has been charged with stealing jewelry and wristwatches worth Dh200,000 from a safe of her sponsor while he was away on holiday.
The 40-year-old Filipina maid was said to have sneaked into the bedroom and stole the valuables from the safe, that had been left open by mistake in December, reported Gulf News.
The Indian sponsor came to know about the theft when he received a phone call from Dubai Police that a 39-year-old Filipino salesman, who is related to his maid, has been caught selling his jewelry, the report said.
Further interrogation by police in the case led to the arrest of the maid.
Prosecutors reportedly accused the maid of stealing valuables worth Dh200,000 worth and the salesman was charged with possessing stolen items.
The duo pleaded not guilty when they appeared before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Sunday, said the news portal.
The salesman reportedly told presiding judge Fahd Al Shamsi that he was not aware of the fact that the items in his possession had been stolen by the maid.
The maid was quoted as telling the judge that she did not tell the salesman that she had stolen the items from her sponsor’s home. The maid further said she stole only jewelry.
According to the prosecution charges sheet, the maid stole a diamond ring, two gold bracelets, a diamond pendant, four silver necklaces, diamond earrings and eight wristwatches.
The Indian businessman reportedly told prosecutors that the maid had been working for him for 18 months.
“When I was abroad, Dubai Police informed me on phone that a man had been arrested while he was trying to sell my jewelry. The police officer also told me that the man was acquainted to my maid,” Gulf News quoted the businessman as telling prosecutors.
He reportedly said the maid stole the valuables from his villa in Palm Jumeirah when her wife forgot to lock the safe in the bedroom.
