A chef who fell to his knees and begged for forgiveness after stealing money from his employer in June stole thousands of dollars from the same stall just two months later, proceeding to skip work and becoming uncontactable following day.
His employer estimated that the chef owed him more than $70,000 in total.
The 65-year-old stall owner, Tony (transliterated), who operates three zichar stalls in Singapore, told Shin Min Daily News that the chef failed to turn up for work on Aug 27 and was uncontactable. Tony then went to the chef’s home to look for him.
“When he opened the door, I noticed several bags on the table that we normally use to store money at the stall. He knew he could not hide it anymore, so he asked me to wait outside.
“After a while, he came out, admitted to stealing the money and knelt in front of me crying, saying he would write a letter of apology.”
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Tony said the chef, surnamed Chen (transliterated), is a Malaysian who was also responsible for running the stall along Kim Keat Avenue, having worked for Tony for over 10 years.
However, Tony said he later discovered that about $4,300 was missing from the business’ earnings in the past two or three days.
When confronted, the chef admitted that he had taken a female colleague’s key before entering the stall to steal the money. He had also allegedly deleted CCTV footage, Tony said.
“I have high blood pressure, and I was extremely angry at the time. I even wanted to hit him, but I held myself back. He said he would write a letter of apology, so I told him I would think about it and left first.”
Chef allegedly owes boss more than $70,000
However, at noon the next day, one of the female workers received a message from the chef saying that he could not pay back his debts and telling everyone not to look for him.
Tony made a police report at 4pm that day. In response to queries from Stomp, the police confirmed a report had been lodged and said investigations are ongoing.
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