Mother's Keepsakes Stolen by Housekeeper Hired via Second-Hand Trading Platform

A man in his 20s who was hired for a day as a housekeeper through the second-hand trading platform Danggeun has been arrested by police on charges of stealing valuables from his employer's home.

The Seoul Nowon Police Station announced that it booked the man in his 20s, identified as A, on charges of theft on the 5th.

A is accused of visiting the home of the victim, B, located in Nowon-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd and 3rd, and stealing valuables including a pearl necklace, a gold ring, and a gold bracelet that were kept inside a wardrobe, which were the keepsakes of B's mother, along with 60,000 won in cash.

On the 1st, A approached B, who was looking for a daily housekeeper on the second-hand trading platform Danggeun. After receiving the job, A cleaned B's house for about three hours the next day and received a day's wage.

Later, when B complained that the cleaning condition was unsatisfactory, A visited B's house again on the 3rd, cleaned for about an hour, and left.

The following day, B noticed that the jewelry box kept in the wardrobe had disappeared.

Initially, B's stance was not to report the incident to the police if the mother's keepsakes could be returned. However, upon learning that A had already sold the jewelry to a gold shop and melted down a portion of it, making recovery impossible, B reportedly filed a police report.

It was confirmed that A stated the crime was committed while suffering from personal debts, such as pressure from loan sharks.

The police plan to investigate A regarding the exact amount stolen and the motive for the crime before sending the case to the prosecution.
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