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A 44-year-old Filipino cleaner has been charged with
burglary for allegedly trespassing into a residential unit in North Point with
another man in July 2018 and making off with a laptop computer and other
valuables.
Angel Villanueva appeared on Dec 17 before Eastern Magistrate
Bina Chainrai, who rejected his application for bail after the prosecution said
he had three previous burglary offenses.
No plea was taken and his case will be transferred to the
District Court.
The prosecution said Villanueva and his companion entered the
flat at Coronet Court
His companion was arrested shortly after, and was turned
into a prosecution witness. He is awaiting sentencing pending the resolution of
Villanueva’s case.
The prosecution said that, in addition to the laptop, the
pair stole two mobile phones, four pairs of earrings, one watch, $200 cash and
four packs of cigarettes.
CCTV footage reportedly showed the defendant and his
companion breaking into the flat, The second man was then shown putting the
stolen goods into the defendant’s bag.
When investigators searched Villanueva’s flat in North
Point, they allegedly found some of the stolen items inside.
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The prosecution said Villanueva, a Hong Kong resident, came
to Hong Kong in 1995 and works as a cleaner.
He lives with his wife and their teenage son and daughter. His wife and
daughter were at the hearing.
The prosecutor asked for a four-week adjournment to prepare
the case bundle for the transfer to the District Court. She also opposed the
defendant’s application for bail because of his previous convictions.
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The prosecutor said the last time Villanueva was convicted of
the same offense was in January 2017, when he was jailed for a month.
The defendant broke into tears as Chainrai told him his bail
application was refused and that his case was adjourned until Jan 14 for
transfer to the District Court. – Vir B.
Lumicao
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