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A local woman who accused a Filipino domestic helper of assaulting her with a fist, had exaggerated her story, the defense lawyer said during trial on Monday (Oct. 20) at Kwun Tong Court.
The lawyer for Maylene Joson, 45 years old, said a CCTV clip
of the incident that took place on Nov. 21 last year on a school bus pick-up
point near the car park of Corinthia by the Sea in Tseung Kwan O, did not show
her hitting Tsoi Chun lai, who claimed to be the victim.
Instead, she said, the video showed Joson defending herself
as Tsoi stepped forward first, pointed a finger and told her, “You are just a
domestic helper. You should know your position.”
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When Joson pointed a finger back, she touched Tsoi’s face
accidentally while telling her to shut up, the lawyer added. She said photos in
the police report did not indicate any injury on Tsoi ’s face. A medical report
also showed Tsoi had only complained of mild tenderness with no lasting injury.
“The only inference was that PW1 (prosecution witness 1 or Tsoi
) was lying,” .the defense lawyer told Magistrate Lau Suk-han.
Tsoi testified in the previous hearing that she was hit by
Joson, who shouted at her and continued haranguing her as she was leaving the
bus stop.
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Magistrate Lau adjourned the case to Nov. 7 for verdict.
The dispute began in the morning of Nov. 20, or the day
before, when Joson put the schoolbag of her three-year-old ward on the stairs
of the school bus so it would not drive off as her employer, who was carrying
her daughter down from their flat, was running late.
The employer, who testified Monday, said she heard Tsoi scolding
Joson for this, but advised the Filipina to just come with her back home to end the dispute.
She later received text messages from Tsoi, to whom she apologized.
The next morning, when Joson brought her ward and Tsoi took her
child to the school bus stop, they met again and the dispute that led to the
criminal charges erupted.
Joson’s employer testified that a
policeman later called, asking her to come down with the Filipina regarding the
case. She found an ambulance and a police vehicle downstairs.
She said the policeman advised
her to apologize to Choi, who was in the ambulance, to end what he considered a
trivial matter. She said she again apologized for what happened the day before, as she did not know what happened between the two that day, but Choi
rejected the apology.
The ambulance later drove off
with Choi, while the police car took Joson to the police station for
investigation.
