Padding slipped into the bag... Housekeeper of 4 years steals '34 luxury items'

Luxury padded jackets and other goods worth 43 million won stolen
Suwon District Court sentences to 1 year imprisonment

A woman in her 40s who worked as a housekeeper and stole luxury clothing worth tens of millions of won was sentenced to prison.

On the 21st, Judge Park Sang-jun of the Suwon District Court Criminal Division 2 announced that he sentenced Ms. A, who was indicted on theft charges, to one year in prison. Ms. A, a housekeeper, was tried on charges of stealing items worth approximately 43 million won over 34 occasions from an apartment in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, between 2021 and April 2023. She hid a luxury padded jacket worth about 1.5 million won, hanging in the victim Mr. B’s child’s closet, in her bag while Mr. B was away from home. She worked as a housekeeper at Mr. B’s home for about four years from June 2019 until the crime was discovered.

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Judge Park stated, "The defendant, who worked as a housekeeper at the victim’s home, abused the trust relationship to continuously steal high-priced shoes and clothing owned by the victim. Considering the circumstances and details of the crime, the number of offenses, and the amount of damage, the nature of the crime is serious." He added, "In the early stages of the investigation, the defendant denied the crime and attempted to destroy evidence, only confessing after the evidence was revealed, which reflects very unfavorable post-crime circumstances."

However, the judge acquitted Ms. A of the charges related to stealing four luxury bags belonging to Mr. B. Judge Park explained, "Although the recorded CCTV footage strongly suggests suspicion that the victim’s bags were stolen, there is no footage showing Ms. A carrying the bags. Additionally, the bags were not found during the search, and there is no evidence indicating they were disposed of to a third party, while Ms. A and her family appeared to have worn the stolen clothing."

Regarding the sentencing background, the judge noted, "The defendant admitted to the crime, about half of the stolen items were returned to the victim, and after the conclusion of the trial, 50 million won was deposited as compensation for the damages."

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