By Vir B. Lumicao
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Narcelles's bail application failed after her guarantor failed to show up in court
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A Filipina maid accused of stealing a tourmaline
ring reportedly worth $100,000 from her employer in Stanley failed today in her bid to gain temporary liberty
in Eastern Court when the magistrate rejected her bail application.
Defendant L.V. Narcelles, 36, offered through her lawyer $5,000
bail money for her temporary release from custody, and said she had a friend
who was willing to put up a guaranty.
Magistrate Bina Chainrai turned down the bail application
after the friend did not show up in court. But the magistrate told the helper
she could go to the Court of First Instance to pursue her application.
Narcelles was charged on Sept 9 in the same court for the
alleged theft of the ring, but no plea was taken. She is due to return to court
on Oct 23.
The prosecution said the ring that belonged to Chua Eh-fong went
missing in the employer’s house at
Regalia Bay in Stanley, between Aug 27 and Sept 9.
The employer reported the case to police on Sept 9 after
allegedly finding the ring during a search of the defendant’s luggage. - Vir B. Lumicao
