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| Fairview Park in Yuen Long |
A Filipina who lost her job after being charged with stealing HK$38,046 in valuables from her employer's flat, has been jailed for four months after pleading guilty at Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts.
Lerma Sanchez, aged 32 years and has no fixed abode in Hong
Kong, was returned to jail where she has been detained since the charges were
filed last November.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
With deductions from her sentence such as holidays and others
allowed by law, she is expected to be released shortly.
Acting Principal Magistrate Daniel Tang handed down the
sentence on Tuesday (Jan. 20), told Sanchez that the offense is serious because
it involved breaching the trust of her employer Lee Pui-shan, who allowed her
into their home.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
A police complaint charged her with violating section 9 of
the Theft Ordinance for taking 30 cash vouchers, a letter from an insurance
company and four gold accessories -- two gold pendants, a necklace, and a ring –with
a total value of HK$38,046.
The offense took place between September 2024 and September
2025 at her employer’s house in Fairview Park, Yuen Long.
