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| CCTV footage with the alleged thief |
A Filipina domestic helper has appealed for help in locating
a compatriot who was caught on CCTV while apparently taking off with her handbag
from a shop in Central the other Sunday, Jun 17.
(CCTV footage here:
Milagros A. Galvan, 49, said all her important documents
were in her purple-colored bag, including her passport, HK ID card and
employment contract, apart from $2,000 cash, some coins, a bunch of keys, bank passbook, octopus card, and a power bank.
She said she had all her documents with her as she needed
them to update her records with Metrobank.
“Hindi naman niya kailangan ang mga dokumento ko, bakit niya
kinuha? Sana
ibalik niya sa Philippine Consulate. Kahit kunin na niya ang pera kung kailangan
niya,” Galvan said.
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| Galvan says she just wants her documents back |
“Ang bilis,” she said in a message.
Galvan said that the shopkeeper helped her look for her bag,
but when they couldn’t find it, checked the store’s CCTV camera. There they saw
another Filipina-looking woman in a blue shirt discreetly putting Galvan’s bag
strap around her wrist, before quickly moving away.
Galvan immediately reported the theft to the Central Police
station, and showed them the footage from the shop’s CCTV. The police
reportedly told her to wait a week for an update but she had yet to receive a
call from them.
Galvan, who lives in Yuen Long and has been working in Hong
Kong for 24 years, said she just wants her documents back as it will take time
to replace them all, and she has difficulty moving around without them.
