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A Filipina domestic helper pleaded not guilty today at West Kowloon Court to stealing two gold bracelets, valued at a total of $7,500, claiming she was framed.
The plea by Michelle Lamparas, 39 years old, set in motion a
trial that will begin on Dec. 19, in which the prosecution said they will
present five witnesses.
Lamparas was one of two Filipinos who faced theft charges
today at West Kowloon Court.
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She was charged after a black bag containing a gold bracelet
worth $1,500 and another worth $6,000, both belonging to fellow helper Analyn
Magbutay, was found among her belongings when these were inspected by her
employer.
The incident took place inside the employer’s house in Merlin
Court, Sham Shui Po, last Oct. 13.
Asked by Principal Magistrate Don So what the defense will
be, Lamparas’ lawyer said the Filipina was not the one who packed her belongings
after she was terminated by her employer because she did not get along with a
fellow helper.
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He suggested that one of the prosecution witnesses may have
planted the black bag in her belongings.
When Magistrate So asked for more details, the lawyer said
he was not at liberty to disclose any more information.
The lawyer also offered a cash bail of $500 for the
temporary release of Lamparas, with conditions such as not leaving Hong Kong
because she has lost her passport, and reporting daily to the Tsim Shat Shui
police station.
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But the prosecutor objected to the offer, saying the
evidence against her was strong.
So agreed with the prosecution and sent Lamparas back to jail
to await her trial.
In the other theft case, So adjourned the hearing against
A. Pascual, 31 years old and unemployed, because she was being
treated in a hospital for an unspecified ailment.
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Pascual was accused of shoplifting three bottles of drinks,
three packs of candy, two packs of almonds, one box of cotton swab, and one
bottle of sterilizing spray, worth a total of $105, from the Wellcome
Supermarket in Hoi Fu Shopping Center in Mong Kok, Kowloon, last Oct. 14.
Magistrate So extended the terms of her $5,000 bail until the next hearing on Dec. 11.
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