By Vir B. Lumicao
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| The defendant appeared in Eastern Court this morning |
A Chinese man was charged today, Jan 6, in Eastern Court with
two counts of false imprisonment (or illegal detention) of a Filipino woman on Jan 2 and Jan 3 in a
flat at Wah Fu Estate in Southern District, Hong Kong.
The charges read to Lau Yan-ting, a 41-year-old freelance
photographer, said he
“unlawfully and injuriously imprisoned Almenario Jingky Camino and detained her
against her will”. No plea was taken.
The prosecution said Lau committed the offenses against
Almenario between 11pm on Jan 2 and 1am on Jan 3, and again between 11am and 12
noon on Jan 3.
Almenario was able to escape and reported the matter to the
police. The defendant was later arrested.
The alleged victim was a former domestic worker whose last
contract was dated October 2017, a check with the Consulate showed. But a
Consulate official said the two are married.
Magistrate Bina Chainrai adjourned the hearing until Feb 17 at
the request of the prosecution.
The defendant was granted bail of $50,000 for his
provisional liberty.
