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DH cleared of theft after spending 2 months in jail

15 January 2025

 

Estate where theft was allegedly committed (Google Maps photo)

A domestic helper was acquitted today of stealing $6,000 from her employer, on the first day of her trial at Kwun Tong Court -- but only after spending more than two months in jail awaiting justice.

Magistrate Lau Suk-han declared that Jucy Marquez, 43 years old, had no case to answer after listening to prosecution testimony accusing her of stealing the money from her employer, Wong Chi-hang, at his flat in Pak Shek Terrace in Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung, between the 1st and 20th of October this year.

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Marquez had been detained since November after her offers of $1,000 and $2,000 cash bail during two hearings were rejected, and she did not apply for bail during a hearing last Dec. 4 when she pleaded not guilty to violation of section 9 of the Theft Ordinance.

A police complaint alleged that she was charged after the money was found in her purse, but she denied putting it there and asked for fingerprints to be taken to see if she touched the bills.

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Among other issues raised by the defense was that the house had multiple occupants, including the girlfriend of one family member, and that before the theft charges were filed against her, Marquez had complained to her employer that she lost one mobile phone and $1,000 from her wallet.

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