As reported by
tech4 hours ago
The Court of first Instance dropped charges against a 42-year-old housemaid, who has been accused of stealing Dh40,000 and jewelry from her sponsor.
The Sri Lankan accused had been working for eight years with the Emirati family when the incident allegedly happened on May 7, 2009.
It is not known when the maid was arrested. The reason why she was acquitted has also not been revealed.
The maid's 56-year-old Emirati sponsor said that she was out of the UAE for treatment when she received a phone call from her son.
"He told me that the maid stayed overnight at her husband's as usual but had been absconding ever since."
The housewife then told her son to check a drawer in her bedroom where she had kept Dh40,000, some jewelry and the maid's passport.
"He told me that the money and the valuables were not there and that the passport was also taken.
"I called her aunt in Sri Lanka and I learnt from her that her niece came back to her home town carrying lots of jewelry with her."
When she was back from her trip, the housewife reported the incident to Al Rashidiyah police.
The sponsor's son, a 30-year-old Civil Defence officer, said that he tried to call the maid but her mobile phone was switched off and so was her husband's.
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