Maid accused of stealing employer’s P2M jewelry

CEBU City police are hunting for a housemaid who was accused by her employer of stealing  jewelry worth at least P2 million.

The aid was identified as Maria Elena Madeja, 27, a native of Liloy, Zamboanga del Sur.

Her employer, Concepcion Quimbo Tecson of barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City,  owns a pawnshop, said police.

Police said the woman applied as a house help three months ago. The woman had a laptop computer and a high-end cell phone when she applied, the employer said.

Last June 20, Madeja told her fellow housemaid that she would step out for a while to have her laptop fixed.

Madeja never returned. It was later discovered that the employer’s jewelry and other valuables  were missing.

The employer reported the theft to the police./CORRESPONDENT CHITO O. ARAGON