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| Scene of the alleged first offense (Google Maps photo) |
Prosecutors dropped one of four criminal charges at Eastern Court today against two unemployed Filipinas, one of whom uses 14 different names and was subjected to a deportation order 37 years ago, but still applied for the elevation of their case to the District Court.
Jay-Ann Benlot, 30 years old, and Rebecca Quirante, 67 years
old, were returned to jail by Acting Principal Magistrate David Cheung to await
their next hearing at the District Court on Aug. 7.
Quirante is also known by the following names: May P.
Topacio, May R. Topacio, Rosalie S. Baltazar, Bessie A. Valle, Isabel A. Castro, Malon P. Gonzales, Malou P. Gonzales, Malous P. Gorizhles, Malou P. Gorizhles, Malon P.
Gorizhles, Jaqueune Dayandante Moristo, Nelrie A. Monte, and Annabelle Paqueros
Sugcang.
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Benlot and Quirante are accused of theft in the first
charge, for allegedly stealing a wallet containing HK$2,000, 80 renminbi,
Chinese travel and identity documents and four bank cards from a man who was inside
the Brandy and Melville shop on the ground floor of Emperor Watch and Jewellery Centre in Causeway Bay on Nov. 10, 2024.
In the second charge, Quirante is accused of stealing one mobile
phone while its owner was inside a shop on Cheung Sha Wan Road in Sham Shui Po
on Nov, 14, 2024.
The third charge accuses Quirante of the serious charge of violating a deportation order issued on May 26, 1987, when she was arrested on Nov. 15, 2024.
This offense under Section 43 of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115 occurs when a person who has been deported (or is subject to a deportation order) returns to Hong Kong in violation of the order. Such a breach is punishable with a maximum sentence of seven years in jail on an indictment.
Dropped from the case was a charge of theft againt both of them, for allegedly stealing a wallet containing an Octopus card and $1,000 from a man who was inside Yoho Mall I on Long Yat Road in Yuen Long on Npv. 14, 2024. The prosecutor did not explain why the charge was withdrawn.
