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| Theft allegedly took place in one of the flats in this complex (Google Maps photo) |
A Filipina domestic helper is now in jail after after she appeared at West Kowloon Court, charged with stealing jewelry and cash totalling $140,000 from her employer.
Mary Grace Escorido, 44 years old, told Acting Principal
Magistrate Cheng Lim-chin when she appeared in court yesterday, Aug. 29, that she understood the charge after it was read to
her.
She was remanded in jail until her next court appearance on October 10.
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Escorido is charged with stealing one gold nekclace, one gold necklace with pendant, five gold bracelets, one silver necklace with pendant, and two diamond rings, and cash of $40,000 taken from lai see packets kept in a drawer.
The theft allegedly took place in her employer’s flat in Tower 12 in Carribean Coast Carmel Cove in Tung Chung between March 1 and August 17 this year.
Escorido is charged with violating section 9 of the Theft Ordinance, which prescribes a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment.
