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| Among the items allegedly stolen was a Piaget necklace like this one (file photo) |
Some pieces of the $543,000 worth of assorted jewelry
allegedly stolen by a Filipino domestic helper from her employer in Shek O can
no longer be recovered, the Eastern
Court
This was disclosed by the prosecution as the defendant,
Margie C. Tagulao, appeared before Magistrate Bina Chainrai for an update on
her case.
Tagulao, 41, was accused of stealing various pieces of
jewelry from the house of her employer, Yuen Lai-ka, on Big Wave Bay Road
Police investigators said the stolen items included a Piaget
necklace, a diamond brooch, a pair of pearl earrings, a pair of diamond
earrings, a sapphire necklace, a Bulgari necklace, a pair of rose pattern
earrings, and a necklace with a diamond cross pendant.
The defendant has been held without bail since her arrest on
Jun 9.
Chainrai granted the prosecution’s request for a four-week
adjournment of the case for further legal advice and gathering of evidence.
The magistrate adjourned the hearing until Aug 11 and
ordered the defendant remanded in custody.
Meanwhile, another Filipina helper who was accused of
stealing $80,000 cash that her employer kept in safe boxes inside her Quarry Bay
The prosecution said Marites Borines, who is in police
custody, was ready for plea but the defense had asked for an adjournment until
Aug 24 to submit some document.
Chainrai adjourned the case until Aug 25 and ordered Borines
remanded in custody.
Borines was alleged to have taken the cash between May 1 and
Jun 28 inside the flat of her employer Chan Wai-kit, at Tower 1 in
Kornville, Quarry Bay
