Police
arrested three Burmese maids on Sunday on suspicion of stealing Bt490,000
worth of valuables from a jeweller just one month after he hired them.
The suspects were arrested separately on charges relating to the theft,
which occurred on August 21, police said at a press conference yesterday.
The three were identified only as Yi, 21, Ra, 26 and Aye, 25.
The suspects allegedly stole the valuables, including a Rolex watch
worth Bt240,000 and a platinum necklace, from jeweller Songwit
Pakdiwuththam. Songwit hired them to do household chores from 6am to 6pm
every day for Bt2,000 a month each.
In less than two months, according to police, the maids had learned
where the valuables were kept in the house and stole them. Following the
theft, they sold a gold necklace for Bt24,000 and shared the money among
themselves. Later, they split up and went into hiding, police said.
Police charged the three with theft and were investigating whether they
had entered the country legally. If they had not, police said, they would
also face charges of illegal entry.
