Horrid crimes committed by maids in UAE

From trying to sell babies, witchcraft, to serving urine to their employers, here's what UAE residents have to live with.

The UAE is no stranger to maids. But lately, maid crimes are getting even more infamous by the day. From trying to sell babies, serving urine, to practising witchcraft on their employers, here's what UAE residents have to live with. Thanks to the Police Force, these crimes are under check and dealt with promptly.
In a Khaleej Times report, Colonel Ahmed Saif bin Zeitoun al Muhairi, Acting Director of the Capital Police Directorate, stressed that the Abu Dhabi police are working hard to raise awareness of crimes committed by domestic workers because families are sometimes overconfident and trust the house help a little more.
Serving urine
The most recent case is where a maid has been charged for pouring urine in employer's food.
The complainant, an Emirati lawyer, said the family had appointed the maid three months ago. She said she got sick after consuming food at her home.
According to doctors, she had a bacterial infection after consuming the food. The maid was arrested a week later.
She confessed to the police that she had been routinely pouring urine in the family's food and drinks. Read more.
Pouring acid
The jail term for the housemaid who poured acid on a three-year-old boy has been increased to 15 years to be followed by deportation and a fine of Dh270,000 according to the Sharjah Court of Appeals.
The boy, Omar, received burns on his face, hands, legs, and stomach. He has been undergoing treatment in Germany for the past six months.
On hearing the judgment, the mother broke into tears. "Today I am happy as my child got justice. He has to go out wearing a mask and after all the pain he suffered, this is the right punishment." Read more.
Injuring 3-year-old
A Filipina maid was caught on camera assaulting a three-year-old boy, a Sharjah court heard.
According to court records, the boy's mother complained to the police about the incident. She said she returned home from work to see her son crying. He had pain in his leg, which was swollen. When asked, the maid said the boy jumped from a chair.
The maid stood trail in the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance for allegedly causing the Emirati boy a permanent disability. The maid admitted in court to beating up the child. Read more.
Stealing money and belongings
The Dh2 million theft
Four Filipino women - including three maids - were apprehended by Abu Dhabi police for stealing Dh2 million from their sponsors' family as they travelled abroad.
When the family returned to Abu Dhabi, they found that the Dh2million was missing.
"The family quickly informed Al Khalidiya Police Station about the incident. A search and investigation team was dispatched to the scene, where efforts and intensive investigations resulted in arresting the four thieves," Colonel Ahmed Saif bin Zeitoun al Muhairi, Acting Director of the Capital Police Directorate said. Read more.
Thieving 12,000 Egyptian pounds
The Court of First Instance charged a 30-year-old Indonesian housemaid with theft for allegedly stealing 12,000 Egyptian pounds and a smartphone from her employer.
The employer, an Egyptian architect, told the prosecuting investigators that he was with his wife at a mall when his 10-year-old son called him to say that the maid went to dispose of the garbage and did not come back.
The maid admitted in the investigation that she opened the closet at her employer's house looking for valuables to steal. She then stole Egyptian banknotes from a bag and gave the money to a compatriot man. Read more.
Smashing baby's head
The accused, an Indonesian housemaid, who harboured ill feelings towards her workmate, a Filipina nanny and tried to get rid of her by harming the four-month-old baby girl placed in her care, was remanded in police custody. The Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution ordered the incarceration of the accused for allegedly smashing the head of the baby girl against a wall rendering her motionless.
The parents of the four-month-old Malaak hired a Filipina nanny and an Indonesian housemaid to help them manage the home as both of them were employed. The couple also has a four-year-old son and an ailing grandmother living in their house.
The reason of the grudge of the Indonesian housemaid towards the Filipina was that the former was entrusted with cleaning the house and looking after the grandmother while the latter was hired just to take care of the baby.
However, when confronted with the video footage, she claimed that the baby had accidentally fallen off her hands. Read more.
With inputs from KT reporters