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| The theft allegedly took place at Mandarin Oriental (Google Maps photo) |
A Filipino bartender pleaded guilty at the start of his trial at Eastern Court Monday for theft and drug possession, resulting in a sentence of eight months and a fine of $4,000.
In addition, he was ordered to reimburse $6,099 to the person he stole money from.
A.J. de Guzman, 26 years old, pleaded not guilty last Oct. 30 to violating section 9 of the Theft Ordinance and sections 8(1)(a) and (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. But he changed his mind just as Deputy Magistrate Chung Wing-sze entered the courtroom.
De Guzman pleaded guilty to the theft charge filed by the
Central Police, accusing him of taking one recycle bag belonging to a certain
Tsun Man-yee on Jan. 24, 2025 at "The Aubrey", a restaurant in the
25th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong on Connaught Road, Central.
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The bag contained one wallet, a Hong Kong identity card, a
Mainland travel permit card, a driving license, two Oyster cards with card
holder, one mobile phone, one E-reader, one Hang Seng Bank ATM card, one MOX
bank credit card, two The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ATM
cards, one Standard Chartered Bank credit card and $350 in cash, all owned by
Tsun.
For this, Magistrate Chung sentenced him to 12 months in jail but deducted the one third discount for his guilty plea. He also ordered de Guzman to reimburse $6,099 to Tsun.
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The second charge, for which de Guzman was fined $4,000, arose
after police officers searched his belongings later the same day, while he was in
front of a shop on 45 Pottinger Street in Central.
Found in his possession were two hand-rolled cigarettes
containing a total of 0.09 grams of cannabis (marijuana) in herbal form.
