By Daisy CL Mandap
Magsino was in police custody before her court appearance (TheStandard photo) |
A 44-year-old Filipina domestic helper charged with
dangerous driving causing death after Friday night's deadly car crash in Central was granted $10,000 cash bail when she appeared
in
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Reshielle L. Magsino looked calm and answered in the affirmative when asked if she understood the charge against her as read out to her by a Tagalog interpreter before Principal Magistrate Ada Yim.
No plea was taken and the magistrate adjourned the case to Apr 7 after allowing the defendant’s bail application.
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According to the charge, the car that Magsino had been
driving had caused the death of 27-year-old Elovie Ma on Dec 10, at about 8:00pm,
on
The prosecution did not oppose bail for Magsino, but requested for more time to conduct further investigation.
The magistrate agreed to the adjournment and told Magsino that apart from posting bail, she was required to submit her travel document to the court, not to leave Hong Kong and remain in the Deepwater Bay address she had indicated, and report to the Aberdeen Police Station every Sunday, from 6pm to 9pm.
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If she planned to move to another address, she must inform the police at least 24 hours before.
Police reports earlier indicated that Magsino had parked the
small private car she was driving on a slope on
Photo posted at the scene day after the crash |
A dash cam video of the incident then showed the car rolling
down backwards at a fast clip, hitting a group of people gathered at the corner
with
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Eight people were reportedly injured in the incident, with
Ma and a fellow woman with French nationality who she was chatting with being
listed in critical condition after they were taken to
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Ma passed away at 6:35pm on Saturday, while the other woman remained in critical condition. Another man was also in hospital while the rest had been discharged after treatment.
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