A woman took more than 100 baby and household products from a department store on Hong Kong Island without paying, but was undone by vigilant police patrols, Eastern Magistrates Court heard.
Tsang Po-ki, a 33-year-old former flight attendant, pleaded guilty to one count of theft from Aeon Style Kornhill department store in Taikoo Shing on December 12, Headline Daily reported.
She admitted having taken 132 baby and household goods, including a thermal mug, electric toothbrush, water filter, clothes hangers, storage bags, blankets, children’s vitamins, bowls and chopsticks, color pencils, milk bottle cleansers, a calendar, 13 bags of diapers, 20 milk bottles, a baby carrier, a thermometer and 10 boxes of Lego.
The stolen items had a combined value of HK$23,000 (US$2,931).
Tsang made three trips to the store, each time putting the goods in a shopping cart and simply taking them out to the parking area. She was caught when patrolling police officers decided that she looked suspicious and discovered the stolen items in her car.
Principal magistrate Peter Law said it was probably the biggest number of stolen items he had encountered in 20 years of presiding over court cases, Apple Daily reported.
Tsang’s lawyer asked the court for leniency, noting that his client had a monthly salary of about HK$20,000 (US$2,549) and faced a huge financial burden after moving to Mid-Levels with her husband so they could create a better life for their two children, aged two and four.
She was living under great pressure and suffered from depression. He said Tsang committed the thefts because she did not know how to handle the stress that she faced.
Psychiatrists and psychologists confirmed that Tsang had difficulties with social links, was depressed and suffered from adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She was released on bail pending her sentencing on June 6.
No south Asian this time ???????????? ..
"She was living under great pressure and suffered from depression"
Asia Times why is it if local chinese is the guilty party your headline is just a "woman" but if it is filipina indonesian or otjer minority your headline will be include the nationality? Is it for sensationalism or your writers and editors are just plain racists and stupid?
How did she manage to bring out all the items?and take note 3x…there’s no cctv on that store?and she got mental depression…..just thinking how?
some says in the comments section regarding the issue about not allowing domestic worker in a pool that we domestic worker could not afford to buy meat for our meal in our country…..and this is it.that 20 000 hkd here in hongkong could not sustend their needs here. but if we spend that very huge ammount in Philippines,well,you are rich….its more fun in PHILIPPINES..
Walang gaanong cctv sa Aeon store. Hindi gaano mahigpit
Agree!
The writer simply racists i guess, what a shame!
Naku kung Pinay yn jail kaagd
and worst to worst if other nationality like filipino they will pinpoint right away in the caption Filipino and expose the name but if local people they will just say woman and sometimes they wont say local chinese….its justlike unfair…..
you are right jonathan cuizon sacay i agree with you and thats what i observed too…
hahaha its very funny right they think people are no brain just becoz its a local woman is with mental disorder….
RhoMhel Mendoza the Woman named Tsang, Po Ki.
Claimed to be ADHD PERSON is not RELATED to STEALING HABIT. this was so Biased.
Korek
Joylen Bulfa Tagac yes but did’nt put headline,but if our kababayan they put it as headline,that what she implement.
Nice excuse because she’s local but if it happened to be a Filipino.. . I’m pretty sure she’s convicted right away,huh!
What do you meàn no south asian? She is asian girl right. Ms Tsang Po Ki. Shameless woman
they’re so biased … a theft is a theft no period !!! No reason …. I’m sorry for all Asian national living in HK ! so be careful & don’t do anything foolish whatever your problem is!! Be still & contented what you get from your painstaking job! my esteem
THE BEST COMMENT FOR THE DAY ????
Your right… sometimes its not fair judging people in hongkong when local people did something like that they find good reason why they did it for other countries ….your sorry because you take the consequences of your action…..
Its true and i agree fir that racism…..asia tines be fair to everyone…
She should be punished… being living under great pressure is not an excuse or scapegoat. She did it intentionally. She knows what is good and bad. But how it would be possible for her to manage to slip away unnoticed for three times … There are some incidents happened that shoppers unintentionally clasped items and run away most especially when their phone rang….