Maid steals six bags filled with items she took from her employer

Be very wary of who you get to help around the house. A Facebook account under the name Lyneth Cabralda posted a warning about a maid in Quezon City (who goes by the same aforementioned name) who stole items from her employer on her very first day at work.

Cabralda applied for a part-time maid job in Quezon City last June 2015 to augment her finances for her classes which will begin in August. She came very highly recommended by her sibling and made a good impression as she appeared friendly.

On her very first day as a maid, Cabralda actually went through her employers things looking for something to steal. She would hide the items in her room in the basement. Around the third day, she even took two travel bags to hide the things in and brought them home. Cabralda informed her siblings that her employer had given her those items which included clothing, accessories, and stationery items.

After a week, she asked permission to go home and visit her siblings. As she left, she took additional items.

She stayed with her employers for a month without a single person knowing what she had done or what she does when left alone or with the kids.

One evening when her employers arrived home, they noticed a wallet by a shoe rack. Cabralda explained she had been cleaning the DVD collection and as she did so, the wallet popped out of the cabinet. Her employers found her story ludicrous and even tried out her theory but to no avail. Cabralda was caught so she admitted to wanting to get the wallet, but the houseboy had come inside to clean the floor. She said she had no choice, but to leave the wallet by the shoe rack.

When she was caught stealing, she asked to leave the house. Her employers made her bring out all the things she stole because one of the children had been looking for some missing items. They found two gym bags filled with accessories, makeup, clothes, shoes, and many other things, including jewelry. When her employers called the maid’s siblings, they found out she had brought home two bags previously (from her first week) and two more (making it a total of six bags filled with stolen items).

Cabralda was caught red-handed and admitted to having planned to steal from her employees ever since she was hired. Her employer did not press charges since her sister begged them to forgive her. They were thankful enough no one in their family had gotten hurt. She returned most of the items she had stolen (excluding the money and some imported items) but was warned to not attempt to apply as a maid again.

Let this serve as a warning to all those looking for household help. It is wise to ask for official documents and not rely merely on recommendations or relations, as in this case.