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| Taikoo Shing building where the offense was committed |
A domestic helper pleaded guilty today at Eastern Court to stealing six letters and one key from her employer at Tai Koo Shing, but her sentencing was put off to gather more details about what she did and why.
Not much details were mentioned about the nature of the letters and why Marijoe Baril stole them, presumably using the key to open the letter box, prompting Principal Magistrate Don So to order a background report.
Magistrate So ordered Baril, 27, returned to jail to wait for her sentencing on Aug. 6. She has been detained since last month.
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Police had charged Baril with theft for stealing the six letters and one key between last May and June at her employer’s house in Taikoo Shing.
Her duty lawyer told the court after her plea that Baril underestimated the severity of the offense.
Meanwhile, in another case at Kowloon City Court. Janice Jesusa Villanueva, aged 34, was returned to jail custody after her theft case was adjourned to July 30.
She is accused of stealing HK$116,120 in cash, $20,000 renminbi in cash, a gold bracelet and a gold necklace from her employer.
The theft happened in the employer’s house in The Austin in Yau Ma Tei between Dec. 22, 2023 and last April 16.
