Two Filipinas accused of being pickpockets before the
Eastern Court were returned to jail today after the prosecutor asked for an
adjournment pending further inquiries and for legal advice.
Jan-Ann Benlot, 30 years old, and Rebecca Quirante, 67, were remanded until the next hearing on Feb. 25 since they had no bail application.
Both face three theft charges, plus an additional charge of breach
of deportation order for Quirante.
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“See you again,” Principal Magistrate Don So told them as
they walked out of the courtroom.
In the first charge, Benlot and Quirante were accused of
stealing a wallet containing $2,000 and 80 Chinese yuan on Nov. 10 last year at
the ground floor of the Emperor Watch & Jewellery Centre on Russel St.,
Causeway Bay.
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For the second charge, they were accused of stealing a
wallet containing an Octopus card and $1,500 last Nov. 14 at the first floor of
the Yoho Mall in Yuen Long.
Benlot and Quirante allegedly stole a mobile phone that same
day on the ground floor of Hung Yick Bldg. on Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po,
giving rise to the third theft charge.
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An additional charge was filed against Quirante for not leaving on June 9, 1987 and staying despite being the subject of a deportation order and “prohibited from being in Hong Kong at any time thereafter,” according to the complaint filed by police.
