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Maid steals valuables after leaving family unconscious

DUBAI — A Sri Lankan maid allegedly stole valuables from the family she worked for after using a spray that left the members unconscious, a court heard on Monday.

The 31-year-old maid was employed for one day only and she stole the valuables including precious watches and jewellery worth Dh34,000 and Dh18,000 of cash. She is charged with robbery and damaging others’ property in the Court of First Instance.

The complainant, a 39-year-old Indian sales staff, said that he hired the maid after reading a paper advertisement in March. She was still under her old employer’s sponsorship. The following day he left the maid with his son and his mother-in-law. A few hours later he knew from his mother-in-law about the robbery. His mother-in-law recounted how she and her grandson lost consciousness after the maid used a spray in the house. She woke up later and found the maid gone. The drawers in the bedroom were broke-open.

A police corporal confirmed of receiving a house robbery complaint from the complainant in Al Nahda on that day. The maid was caught a few days later in Rashidiyah. The complainant recognised her during a police identification parade.

The defendant has a criminal record of similar robberies. It was known that she was involved in a robbery case in Al Raffa where she used the same strategy to rob the family which employed her.

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