JEDDAH: Police in Jeddah arrested yesterday a Filipino housemaid who stole cash and jewelry worth SR180,000 from her employer in the Eastern Province before fleeing here.
Col. Misfar Al-Juaid, spokesman for the Jeddah police, said the woman traveled to the city by road avoiding checkpoints. He said she was given shelter by Filipino nationals. “Detectives investigating the case traced her here. She was staying in Jeddah with a Filipino worker. The woman confessed that she stole the valuables and cash from her employer’s house while the family were out to attend a function,” he said.
“She traveled by different cars and buses hoping police would not find her. She hoped to find a job in Jeddah as a housemaid and planned to go back to the Philippines at the first opportunity,” he added.
