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| The latest theft was committed in a 759 store inside this mall (Google Maps photo) |
A jobless Filipino failed to get the usual one-third discount on his sentence today after he pleaded guilty at Eastern Court to two counts of shoplifting, because he committed the offenses while still under a suspended sentence.
Jeremias Sampher, 59 years old and a former waiter and
transportation worker, admitted theft in the new cases, in violation of section
9 of the Theft Ordinance, and was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment for each
case.
His conviction activated a suspended sentence of 14 days for
an earlier theft charge.
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Instead of the usual discount of 14 days for the 42-day
sentence, Acting Principal Magistrate David Cheung gave him seven days instead,
for a final sentence of 35 days.
Sampher admitted stealing eight packs of chocolate from the
Best Mart 360 store at the Supreme Building on King’s Road, North Point, last
Feb. 21.
The second theft charge arose after he stole one pack of
tissues, three packs of cheese and one bottle of juice last June 22 at the 759
Store on Farm Road, Kowloon City.
Details of the original theft, for which he was given a
suspended sentence, were not made available.
