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Two Filipinas charged with theft for three counts of pickpocketing, today drew closer to a transfer of their case from Eastern Magistracy to the District Court.
Jay-ann Benlot, 30 years old and carrying a baby, and Rebeca Quirante, 67, were remanded in jail after today’s hearing by Acting Principal Magistrate David Cheung.
Magistrate Cheung adjourned the case to July 17 for the preparation of transfer papers.
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In the first charge, Benlot and Quirante are accused of stealing a wallet containing $2,000 and 80 Chinese yuan from a shopper at the Emperor Watch and Jewelry Centre on Russel Street in Causeway Bay on Nov. 10, 2024.
Four days later, on Nov, 14 2024, they allegedly stole another wallet containing an Octopus card and $1,500 from a shopper in the Muji store in SoHo Mall on Long Yat Road in Yuen Long, according to information filed by police.
The third charge involved a mobile phone allegedly stolen by the two later that day at a claw machine in a shop on Cheung Sha wan Road, Sham Shui Po.
Meanwhile, at the West Kowloon Court, a Filipina asylum seeker, Arlene Managtag, pleaded not guilty to stealing another person’s recognizance card on Sept. 24 last year. A second charge, for allegedly stealing a mobile phone, was dropped.
Magistrate Edward Wong scheduled the trial for Aug. 4.
