Domestic helper arrested for stealing HK$30,000 in women’s clothing from Repulse Bay house

A domestic helper was arrested on suspicion of stealing 50 pieces of clothing from her female employer at a luxury house in Repulse Bay on Monday.

The incident came to light shortly after 9am when the Filipino worker, 41, was found carrying a nylon bag and acting suspiciously outside the Repulse Bay Road house by a security guard, who called police.

Repulse Bay is one of the city’s luxury residential areas.

Officers arrived at the scene and intercepted the woman.

“After an initial investigation, she was suspected of stealing 50 pieces of clothing worth about HK$30,000,” a police spokesman said. The helper was then arrested.