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| Laguna Verde in Hung Hom, where the theft was committed |
A Filipina domestic helper has been jailed for 10 months after admitting that she stole jewelry valued at a total of $180,600 from her employer on two occasions earlier this year.
Ma. Victoria Barela, 32 years old, pleaded guilty on Tuesday
(June 11) at Kowloon City Court to charges of theft at her employer’s house at
Laguna Verde in Hung Hom on unspecified dates last January and February.
The charges were filed by the Kowloon City Police last April
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| TAWAG NA! |
The first charge was for the theft of three necklaces and a
pendant valued at a total of $49,000 while the second involved a diamond bracelet,
two diamond rings and a gold bracelet worth $131,600.
Magistrate Philip Chan sentenced Barela to four months for the
first charge and eight months for the second offense, after deducting the one-third
discount to which those who plead guilty are entitled.
Magistrate Chan also ordered that two months of the first
charge should run at the same time as the second charge, so the final sentence
became 10 months in jail.
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