A Tshwane woman has posted a series of TikTok videos in which she had her domestic helper arrested for stealing her designer clothing, alcohol, and household items.
The clips, which were posted over the weekend, went viral and received over a million views.
VIRAL VIDEO: DOMESTIC HELPER ARRESTED OVER THEFT
On TikTok, user @brasco posted several videos about discovering how the family’s domestic helper had stolen a vast amount of her personal items from her Mamelodi East home.
This included bottles of alcohol like Ice Tropez and Veuve Clicquot, designer Burberry T-shirts, and household items like detergents and hardware.
“Prioritise checking your helper’s bags when they leave to go on holiday. You’ll be shocked”, the TikToker posted in a video amassing almost one million views. In another, with close to two million views, police arrive to arrest the domestic helper.
@brascoza
@brascoza
Others reveal how the woman emptied the contents of her helper’s bags to discover her items inside. The woman claimed she felt inclined to search the bags of her Lesotho-born domestic helper after another incident a few weeks prior.
@brascoza
MIXED VIEWS FROM THE PUBLIC
In the comment section, viewers were shocked at the volume of goods stolen by the domestic helper.
However, the woman’s decision to call the police and have her employee arrested had mixed views.
Some felt sorry for the helper and felt that involving the police was unnecessary.
@Morekotholethoko: “The salaries we pay these people are so little. I wouldn’t call the police on her. I will be a bit more gracious.”
@Jackie: “She envied having this life, that’s why she did whatever she did. Forgive her”
Others felt the domestic helper’s actions justified the outcome.
@luvleigh_leigh: “Theft is a criminal offence.”
DID THE EMPLOYER DO THE RIGHT THING BY REPORTING HER DOMESTIC HELPER TO POLICE?
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