Maid accused of stealing cash & valuables worth over S$400,000

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Maid charged with stealing $401,000 in cash, jewellery
Published on Aug 31, 2011

By Khushwant Singh

A maid from India was charged on Wednesday with allegedly stealing $401,257 in cash and jewellery from her employer.

Kirandeep Kaur, 25, is said to have committed the offence at a fourth-floor flat at Block 80 Holland Road on March 28 this year. The jewellery included $31,751 in assorted currencies and the rest in jewellery that included a $22,000 diamond bangle.

Asked by district judge Lim Tse Hwa if she had anything to say, the petite woman said that she did not take that much money and everything had been returned. Speaking through a Punjabi interpreter, she added: 'My employer is trying to place all the blame on me.'

Her next appearance in court will be on Nov 2. She will remain in remand. If found guilty and convicted, she could be jailed for up to seven years and fined.