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| The accused will return to West Kowloon Court on May 18 |
A natural-born Filipino with Hong Kong citizenship accused of rape has been refused bail by a West
Kowloon magistrate, who advised him to seek legal aid for his future
court appearances.
The defendant,
M. Roxas, appeared before Magistrate Lau Suk-han on Apr 7, three weeks after
the magistrate court in Fan Ling also rejected his bail application.
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A lawyer from the Duty Lawyer Service said Roxas was
offering bail of $12,000 for his provisional liberty.
The defendant said he would stay in his father’s house in Tung
Chung and report to the North Lantau Police Station daily.
But the
prosecution objected to Roxas’ bail application, citing the serious nature of
the case. He sought an adjournment of the case for further legal advice.
The prosecutor
said the defendant was born in Hong Kong and
is a HKSAR passport holder despite his father being a Filipino.
The alleged
victim is said to be a cousin of the suspect’s stepmother.
Lau agreed to
adjourn the case until May 18, and ordered the defendant remanded in custody. –
Vir B. Lumicao
