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| The helper was charged with stealing two gold Piaget watches worth a total of $200k (picture for illustration only) |
A Filipina domestic helper appeared in court on Friday, Sept
6, charged with stealing her employer’s two gold Piaget watches valued at $200,000.
No plea was taken.
Carmelita Nones, 45, allegedly stole the watches belonging to her employer David Liang, between Jul 27 and Aug 11 in the
employer’s residence on Deepwater Bay Road.
Magistrate Bina Chainrai adjourned the case until Oct 18 for
further investigation by the police. But the magistrate chided the prosecutor
when she said she did not object to granting bail to the defendant.
“What? She is accused of stealing watches worth $200,000 and
you are allowing her to post bail?” the magistrate told the prosecutor.
The prosecutor quickly backtracked and objected to granting
bail to Nones.
Chainrai ordered Nones remanded in custody but told her she
could still apply for bail at the High Court, and could do so every eight days.
But she said the court could not grant her bail because the
case against her involved a serious breach of trust as she lived in her
employer’s house. She also posed a flight risk because she has no local ties.
The magistrate also told the defendant to ask for a lawyer from
the Duty Lawyer Service to represent her. – Vir B. Lumicao
