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Jul 5, 2010
Maid jailed for theft, lying
<!-- by line --> By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> AN INDONESIAN maid who stole from her employer's mother-in-law twice and blamed the ex-maid was jailed for 10 months on Monday. On May 27, Desi Kurnia Dewi, 23, was found unconscious in the flat with two wooden chairs on top of her by her employer's mother-in-law, Madam Chan Har Mooi, 68. The maid, who had earlier stolen foreign currencies and jewellery from the victim, claimed that she was assaulted by ex-maid Siti Mariah before she lost consciousness.
Siti Mariah was arrested and remanded for two weeks. Further investigation showed that she staged the robbery after forcing open the drawer to steal valuables. She caused some bruises to her arms and pretended to have passed out. On June 11, she handed $500 to Madam Chan and asked her to buy an air ticket for her to go home, claiming her family members had sent her the money.
Suspicious, Madam Chan checked and found $2,888 missing from a red box in a drawer. In her statement to the police, she again alleged that Siti Mariah had instigated her to steal. Desi could have been jailed for up to seven years and fined for theft as a servant. For giving false information to the police, she could have been jailed for up to one year and/or fined up to $5,000.
