Two Foreign Maids Jailed For Stealing

Bandar Seri Begawan - Two Filipino maids were sentenced to 24 and 30 months imprisonment respectively yesterday after they pleaded guilty to committing theft from one guesthouse in Kampong Jerudong.

Janna Aliuddin Cadir, 24, got two and a half years while Nurhimah Isko Cadir was jailed for two years.

Janna admitted to stealing 350 pieces of clothing, five pairs of slippers, five bags, three Panasonic VCD players, one Panasonic DVD player, one CD rack and two wallets.

The Deputy Public Prosecutor, Hjh Anifa Rafiza Hj Abd Ghani said the defendant was about to leave Brunei, via Labuan to go back to the Phillipines for a one-month vacation.

She was at the Serasa Terminal in Muara when she was stopped by the occupants of the guesthouse on suspicion of possessing stolen items.

The defendant admitted to committing the thefts on different occasions in January 2002 until January 27 this year, said the prosecutor.

Meanwhile, Nurhimah pleaded guilty to stealing one diamond necklace, three pairs of earrings, one Nokia mobile phone, one woman's praying attire, a pair of trousers, three bottles of perfume, one picture frame and one orange coloured book.

The police found all items in her possession after a search in her bedroom, said the prosecutor.

The defendant admitted to stealing the valuable goods on different occasions from November 2003 to January 27 this year. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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