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| The North Point store where items were stolen (Google Maps photo) |
A Filipino construction worker avoided getting jailed after pleading guilty to shoplifting in North Point, but has found himself obligated to avoid reoffending for three years, or he will have to serve his four-month jail sentence.
C. de Vera, 41 years old, pleaded guilty to theft on Wednesday
(April 9), after being accused by police of stealing five packs of chocolate
with a total value of $978 from a Best Mart 360 store on King’s Road in North
Point last March 11.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
This resulted in another court hearing previously scheduled for
May 5 being cancelled.
After his guilty plea, Principal Magistate Don So told De Vera,
who had been detained since March 14, “I’ll give you a chance.”
Magistrate So sentenced him to four months’ jail, suspended
for three years.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
As explained to him, de Vera does not have to be detained in
jail if he keeps the peace and avoids committing any offense during the three-year
period. If he does, he will have to serve not just his four-month sentence but
also the new penalty that may be handed to him for the new offense.
Meanwhile, at Kowloon City Court, domestic helper E. Enriquez was given a two-month sentence, suspended for 12 months, after she
pleaded guilty to stealing one i-Pad worth $7,999 inside the Marketplace by
Jason’s store on Austin Road in Tsim Sha Tsui last Feb. 4.
