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| The trial will take place in Eastern Court |
A trial will now determine if objects found in a Filipina domestic helper’s possession were given to her or stolen from her employers, after she pleaded not guilty today to two theft charges at the Eastern Court.
Merlita Batobato, 57 years old, denied that she stole them from
her previous employers, Nancy Ku and Betty So Wai-man.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
She is accused of stealing one watch and one wallet in 2017 from
the house of her first employer, Ku, in Village Road, Happy Valley. Ku had recommended her to her next employer, So.
She is also accused of stealing five rucksacks, one mobile phone,
two watches, three necklaces, one wallet, one tablet and three cameras from So’s
house on Ho Man Tin Hill Road, Kowloon, on Sept. 11.
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| PINDUTIN DITO! |
Batobato’s lawyer, Eric Curlewis, said the defense will
assert that these items ended up in her possession because her employers gave
them to her. He will present one witness.
She claimed that Ku gave the allegedly stolen watch and wallet as gifts.
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In the second case, Batobato claimed she was told by her
employer to throw away the alleged stolen items when they were moving to
another flat, but she decided to keep them.
The prosecutor said he will present four witnesses.
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| BASAHIN ANG DETALYE |
Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui adjourned the case to Dec. 20
for trial.
Batobato was freed on bail of $1,000.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
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| PADALA NA! |
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