A Filipina domestic helper was arrested and sentenced to seven months in jail after stealing pieces of jewelry worth $17,000 (Dh62,400) from her employer to pay her father’s medical bills in the Philippines.
The 38-year-old Filipina was arrested in Singapore and was charged of three counts of theft for stealing a number of jewelry items in a span of 10 months, reported The Straits Times.
Among the items she stole from her employer were a diamond pendant with a white chain worth $3,000, three gold bracelets worth $6,000, a chain with a green stone pendant worth $1,500, and a pair of diamond earrings worth $2,500.
The missing items were only discovered when the employer checked her jewelry collection, where she found out that a number of items were missing.
Further investigation led to the retrieval of all jewelry items.
