Maid denies theft of cash and phone from cop’s Dubai home

The policeman told the Criminal Court that he returned home on the morning of May 14 from work to find the maid was not there. He later found his mother-in-law's mobile phone and Dh6,000 were missing.

DUBAI // A maid working for a police officer stole Dh6,000 and mobile phone before fleeing the house, the Criminal Court heard.

S Y, 40, an Indonesian, denied the charges of theft in court on Sunday morning.

Policeman SA, 33, a Yemeni, testified that on the morning of May 14 he arrived home from work to find the defendant was missing.

“I went to my mother-in-law’s room, as the maid stays with her, and found that S Y was not there.

“My mother-in-law came and told me her mobile phone was missing, so I got suspicious and searched the house then found that the cash I was keeping in a drawer in my room was also missing,” said S A.

He then reported the maid to police when she did not return home.

She was arrested shortly afterwards. During interrogation, police say she confessed to the crime.

A verdict will be delivered on August 31.