Maid suspected employer had dementia, withdrew $18,710 from elderly woman's account
SINGAPORE: Suspecting that her elderly employer was suffering from dementia as she displayed memory loss, a maid used her employer’s debit card to withdraw money for herself.
She pleaded guilty to one charge of theft by servant. Another two charges were considered in sentencing. While caring for the victim, Mimin realised that the victim had symptoms of memory impairment and formed the impression that the victim suffered from dementia. When Mimin withdrew money for her employer, she would also take some money for herself. She also stole the card on occasion to withdraw money.
Mimin initially maintained in her first two police statements that she neither stole the debit card nor any money. She claimed that her employer had voluntarily given her the card and authorised her to withdraw money. Deputy Public Prosecutor Colin Ng asked for four to six months' jail. He said no restitution was made except for the pair of earrings."As of 2021, there are about 246,300 migrant domestic workers employed in Singapore, serving roughly one in five households," he said."While the vast majority of these domestic maids are honest, there will always be black sheep who seek to abuse the trust reposed in them.
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