Domestic helper arrested in Hong Kong for stealing HK$300,000 in cash, jewellery
Hong Kong police have arrested a domestic helper on suspicion of stealing cash and gold jewellery valued at nearly HK$300,000 (US$38,510) from her employer, the second such case in three days.
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Police said a 43-year-old woman reported the incident at 1.40am on Tuesday, saying that cash and jewellery were missing and possibly stolen from her flat in Dragon Terrace, North Point.
The force later arrested a 39-year-old domestic worker from the Philippines for allegedly stealing around HK$24,000 in cash and gold jewellery worth HK$275,000.
No lost items have been retrieved yet, and officers from the Eastern police district are following up on the case, the force added.
It was the second case of a domestic helper being arrested for allegedly stealing money and valuable items from their employers in three days.
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On Sunday, a 43-year-old Indonesian helper was arrested after her employer reported an alleged theft at the upmarket residential complex The Leighton Hill.
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