By Vir B. Lumicao
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| Carmelita Nones is accused of stealing the jewelry stash from her employers' house in Deepwater Bay |
A Filipina helper accused of stealing $14.6 million worth of
jewelry from her employer last year, appeared again in
Carmelita G. Nones appeared together with her co-accused and
relatives,
Only Biala applied for bail, but was refused.
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Carmelita Nones, 45, faces six counts of theft involving
about 200 jewelry pieces and gold bars which she allegedly took from the
Maricris Nones and Alagna are both charged with handling stolen goods for allegedly pawning the stolen items. Biala is accused separately of the same offence.
Nones has been in police custody since her arrest on Sept 4 last year, when Liang discovered that his $100,000 Piaget watch was missing. The maid reportedly admitted to her employer that she took the watch and pawned it.
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Later, Liang reportedly discovered that a matching Piaget lady’s watch which he had bought for his wife for the same amount was also missing.
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| Among the pieces of jewelry allegedly stolen were a number of heirloom bracelets and rings |
Each time the case of Nones returned to the magistrate court for hearing, more jewelry items and gold bars were added to the list of missing items as police investigators traced the pawnshops where they were hocked.
Eventually her alleged accomplices were similarly arrested and charged with the lesser offence of handling stolen goods.
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Cheang told the defendants to return to court on Dec 21 and ordered them remanded in custody.
They have all been detained without bail as they await trial in the High Court.
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