By Daisy CL Mandap
The alleged thefts happened at the employer's flat in South Horizons |
A Filipina domestic worker appeared in
No plea was taken from Mayflor C. Rivamonte, 41, and she was remanded in custody until the next hearing on Jul 27, after the prosecution told Magistrate Jason Wan that they would oppose any application for bail.
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The prosecution said they needed more time to confer with the police and some pawnshops before the next hearing date.
Rivamonte was read the charge against her through a Tagalog interpreter, after which she acknowledged having understood it.
Magistrate Wan told the Filipina she has the right to apply for bail ahead of her next court appearance.
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Rivamonte is accused of stealing between Nov 8, 2021 and Apr 7, 2022 from her employer Luy Wing-kwan three rings, three pairs of earrings and cash totaling $10,000.
The alleged thefts happened at Luy’s home at Tower 6 of
South Horizons in Ap Lei Chau,
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The Filipina was arrested at about noon yesterday after some pawnshop receipts were reportedly found in her possession. She gave a cautioned statement to the police in which she admitted some, but not all the alleged thefts.
Luy was her only employer in the entire 12 years that she
had worked in
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