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| An Eastern magistrate imposed the sentences on the Filipino offender |
A Filipino resident notched his 7th and 8th criminal convictions yesterday (Friday) when he pleaded guilty in two separate criminal cases at Eastern Court, but managed to get off lightly.
R.Raqueno, 35 years old, was fined a mere $1 but was ordered to pay $99 restitution for shoplifting, and was ordered confined in a hospital for three months for wielding a chopper in a public place.
After Principal Magistrate Don So gave his judgment, the defendant was seen clapping softly and swaying as he was led
back to confinement by police officers,
In the first case, a police complaint said Raqueno was seen holding a chopper in front of a laundry shop on King’s Road in North Point last
July 11.
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He was waving the “offensive weapon… with intent to use the
same for unlawful purpose”, the complaint added.
Although he admitted that he was waving the knife in the
air, Raqueno objected to the phrase, saying he did not use it for any unlawful
purpose.
After his guilty plea, Magistrate So sentenced him to a three-month
hospital confinement.
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In the second case, the Filipino was found to have taken four tea cups worth $99 from another shop on King’s Road, also last
July 11.
For this, Magistrate So imposed a fine of $1 and told him to
pay $99 to the shop, MegaMaxx, over the next six months.
Previous reporting by The SUN indicated that he was jailed
on Oct. 18, 2023 for four weeks after he admitted stealing food items worth $350
from a North Point store .
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The prosecutor told the court that he had five previous
criminal convictions, mostly shoplifting.
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