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| The theft allegedly happened in this Wellcome branch in Shek Tong Tsui |
A Filipina resident with a string of shoplifting convictions
was charged in Eastern Court
Sheryl Coronel, 46, appeared before Magistrate Bina Chainrai
on the eve of her sentencing on May 15 in a Kowloon City
Coronel and her co-defendant, Alexander O’Neill, 35, were
jointly charged with one count of theft before Chainrai. No plea was taken.
The prosecution said O’Neill, a construction worker, and
Coronel, jobless, walked into a Wellcome Supermarket on Jan 28 and stole two
packs of coffee powder, a can of nuts and three boxes of facial masks with a
total value of $557.70.
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The offense allegedly took place in the supermarket on the
ground floor of Hau Fook Bldg on Queen’s Road West, Shek Tong Tsui. No other
details of the case were disclosed.
Chainrai granted adjourned the case until July 9 for legal
advice and to obtain a medical report on O’Neill.
The magistrate extended O’Neill’s bail, but raised the
amount to $500 from $200. Coronel was remanded in custody.
The prosecutor opposed bail for the Filipina because she had
a string of five convictions in recent months, four of them similar to her
current case.
