The statement was made as Mary Joy Panaguiton, who has been
in police custody since late November, appeared before Magistrate Veronica
Heung today, Jan. 10.
Magistrate Heung granted the prosecutor’s request for a
three-week adjournment of the case to allow police to further investigate the
new information.
Heung set Panaguiton’s next hearing on Jan 31 and ordered her
remanded in custody after her counsel said she had no bail application.
No other details of the case, including the defendant’s visa
status, were mentioned in court. - VBL
