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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Saudi police nab Filipino maid

Arab News and INQUIRER.NET
Posted date: January 28, 2009

JEDDAH—Saudi police arrested a Filipina housemaid who allegedly stole cash and jewelry worth SR180,000 from her employer in the eastern province before fleeing here.

The Filipina traveled to the city by road avoiding checkpoints, said Jeddah police spokesman Colonel Misfar Al-Juaid.

“She traveled by different cars and buses hoping police would not find her. She hoped to find a job in Jeddah as a housemaid and planned to go back to the Philippines at the first opportunity,” he said.

“Detectives investigating the case traced her here,” he said, adding the woman was given shelter by her compatriots in the city.

He said the woman “confessed that she stole the valuables and cash from her employer’s house while the family was out to attend a function.”

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