By The SUN
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| Kowloon City Court building |
A Filipina domestic worker accused of stealing jewelry worth $294,000 from
her employer did not apply for bail when she appeared in Kowloon City Court on
Feb. 15.
But even then, prosecutors in the case said they would
oppose bail for Charity Faith Ramos, who has been in custody since her arrest
in December last year.
The prosecutor said the offense was serious and the amount
involved, huge.
Magistrate Amy Chan adjourned the case to Mar 15 for further
legal advice.
Ramos is accused of stealing16 pieces of gold jewelry from
her employer in Kowloon Tong between February and November last year.
The police are said to be still trying to recover the stolen
items.
Pinay in drug parcel case back in court
Meanwhile, a Filipina domestic helper who was arrested after accepting
a parcel containing suspected dangerous drugs appeared in court again on Feb.
18.
Michelle Mardo, a 41-year-old mother of three, was told by
Eastern Court magistrate Cheng Lim-chi that she could go to the High Court to apply
for bail.
But Mardo’s lawyer did not apply for bail as he sought an
adjournment for further investigation and legal advice.
Magistrate Cheng set the next hearing of the case on Apr 15.
Mardo was arrested on Sept 27 after she accepted a parcel from
Ecuador containing 418 grams of suspected cocaine from an officer posing as a
UPS delivery man.
She was charged with one count of drug trafficking.
Prosecutors said the substance in the parcel contained
nearly 300 grams of pure cocaine.
