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| Case was heard in Eastern Court |
By Vir B. Lumicao
A Filipino waiter was fined $2,000 by an Eastern Court
magistrate on Jun 10 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a mobile
phone left by a customer in a convenience store in Sai Ying Pun.
J.M. 49, a Hong Kong resident living in Sai Ying Pun, admitted
one count of theft before Magistrate Lam Tsz-kan.
The prosecution said Li Huirong, the owner of the iPhone 7
Plus, went to the Circle K convenience store on the evening of May 21 to buy
some goods.
Li put down his phone on the counter as he paid for the
goods at the cashier and left. When he returned two minutes later for his phone,
it was gone.
He reported to the police and a review of the CCTV footage showed
J.M. was the next customer. He entered the store, bought cigarettes, then handed
his wallet to the cashier to pay for his purchase with an Octopus card.
When he took back his wallet, he also took the phone and
left, the prosecution said. He was arrested shortly after and released on
police bail.
The defense lawyer said J.M. had admitted the offense immediately,
saying that he needed a phone.
The lawyer pleaded for a lenient sentence by way of a fine
because the defendant had two sons aged 22 and 20 to support.
Lam ordered J.M. to pay a fine of $2,000.
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