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| The alleged fight happened outside a restroom at this place |
Two domestic helpers, one of them sporting a bandage above her right eyebrow, appeared in Shatin court today after being arrested for fighting in public last Monday (May 27).
As soon as the bandaged Aileen Exconde, 42 years old, and
Lomila Pagurayan, 46, emerged from the detention room, however, the prosecutor
asked for an adjournment to await medical reports on their injuries.
Before granting the request, however, Magistrate David Chum gave
the two defendants a chance to offer bail so they can be released after spending
two nights in detention.
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| TAWAG NA! |
Exconde’s duty lawyer offered $200, which Magistrate Chum
considered too small. After the lawyer consulted the Filipina, he raised the
offer to $500, whch Chum accepted.
In addition to the cash bail, Chum also set conditions, such
as not to leave Hong Kong while the case is pending, not to contact the other
defendant, and to stay in her present address.
The bail and conditions were also applied to Pagurayan.
The two are both charged with fighting in a public place,
which is contrary to Section 25 of the Public Order Ordinance.
They were arrested shortly after allegedly fighting last May 27
outside the female toilet of the Jubilee Happy Market on Lok King St in Shatin.
The case resumes on June 26.
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