Sire Ma (馬賽) has been making headlines recently due to criticism over her performance in Bullet Brain <神探高倫布>. Unfortunate things seem to happen all at once for the TVB actress. Reporters discovered that Sire’s Indonesian domestic helper was recently charged with stealing $3,000 HKD from Sire’s bank account and was sentenced to one month in jail. Although deeply heartbroken by the betrayal, Sire wishes to give her helper a second chance and vows to take better precautions in the future. Alone in Hong Kong, Sire hired 29-year-old domestic helper Ana Nurhasanah in January to help out with her daily chores. Sire became close with her assistant and eventually saw her as family. Since Sire has a busy filming schedule, she often delegated important tasks to Ana, even giving her access to personal debit card information. On March 26, Sire checked her online banking account and discovered that $2,000 HKD was missing. Since she had possession of her debit card, Sire assumed the irregularity was simply a banking error. She became alert however when another $1,000 HKD was withdrawn the following day and her debit card was nowhere to be found. Sire contacted her bank immediately and asked Ana about the missing cash. Ana repeatedly denied any involvement. Sire then decided to report the theft to the police for further investigation. During the search, the police found Sire’s missing debit card underneath Ana’s mattress. They also recovered several expensive watches, clothing, and make up worth over $10,000 HKD, all of which belonged to Sire. Ana pleaded guilty to two charges of theft in court today. The domestic helper begged for leniency, and explained that she needed money to pay the medical bills for her 5 year old son back at home. She was later sentenced to one month in prison and required to return the $3,000 HKD back to Sire. Speaking to reporters regarding the incident, Sire expressed disappointment and hoped to speak to Ana after her jail term is over. “I feel very disappointed because she denied it repeatedly even though we had a really good relationship. She was very kind to me and took good care of me. I will wait until she gets out of jail and ask her agent to speak with her.” When asked if she will re-hire Ana, Sire explained, “I’ll wait and see what her attitude will be like. I don’t believe she has bad intentions. She probably fell prey to temptation and made a wrong choice…. I will consider re-hiring her if she is willing to change. I know that she has a son in Indonesia, and she is only in her twenties. Now that she has a criminal record it will be very difficult for her to find a new job.” Creds: Oriental Daily
