Failure to pay for grocery items lands 2 Pinoys in court

Eastern Law Courts Building in Sai Wan Ho

FOR failing to pay for an item that they took from a supermarket, two Filipino domestic helpers were separately charged with theft cases at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts.

Emely S. A. was charged with the case after she allegedly took a Dove shower gel from a Park ‘N Shop store in Aberdeen on May 16, 2017.

The shower gel’s price tag was $46.70, but Emely had $633.60 with her at the time of her arrest.

The prosecution and the defense agreed that a bind over would be the appropriate way to deal with the offense.

Eastern Courts’ Deputy Magistrate Arthur Lam Hei-wei ordered Emely to be bound over by $2,000 for a period of 12 months. He also ordered her to pay cost of $500, which would be taken from her bail money of the same amount.

Meanwhile, Juvilyn M. R. was also charged with theft for taking a hair gel also from Park ‘N Shop in Aberdeen on June 1.

No plea was taken when the defendant appeared in court on June 20.

But Eastern Courts Principal Magistrate Bina Chainrai ordered Juvilyn to pay additional $300 as her bail money.  Juvilyn had initially paid $200 as bail.

The defendant’s employer was set to pay the additional money that was required of the domestic worker.

The case was adjourned to July 4 for mention.