A 55-year-old Filipina maid pleaded guilty in the Eastern Magistrates’ Court on April 18 to one count of theft and was fined HK$2,000.
Rosemarie Sano, a widow and mother of six, was arrested after being caught with goods in her backpack at the Fusion supermarket in Cyberport of Pokfulam on Hong Kong Island on March 27, sunwebhk.com reported.
The items she stole included a pack of sushi, a box of body lotion, four oranges, a pack of mushrooms, two eggplants, six avocados, a pack of vegetables, two packs of underwear and two packs of socks which were worth a total of more than HK$700.
The manager called police after intercepting her when she tried to leave the supermarket without paying. She was granted bail of HK$1,000.
The duty lawyer representing Sano asked for leniency as she had a clean record and had pleaded guilty to the charge. He added that she was supporting her two daughters and four sons on a monthly salary of HK$7,000.
Judge Peter Law said the value of the goods Sano stole was significant and he imposed a fine of HK$2,000, half of which was to be taken from her bail money.

Dylan Sano Ching ang galing nga nya he he he
Chinita Castillo …hmmmm baka ginagawa na yan dati ngaun lang natiklo…kasi intentionally tlga based sa nabasa kong report.. pano ba yon lalabas.meron nmn detector bago lalabas ng shop omg…tiyak tumonog yon kaya nalaman na may lalabas na di dumaan ng counter..kawawa nmn si kabayan high
salary kc high expenses eh sorry po nag comment lang..bato bato sa langit Ang tamaan wag magalit… peaceeeee.
Wala ka namang physiological problem bat nagnakaw? Omg.. Ang laki ng sahod… May cctv pa di ka na lang natakot…ang dami pa kinuha ..
Sorivu-en Shari ….di p.o. Kami natutuwa bagkus at nalulungkot kasi kasiraan naman po nating lahat na pilipino yaan….
Tabbada Khudz oo,fteiend namin dito sa building naming,,nkahanap amo sa Shatin,,,10KHkd ang sahod nya,,hayahay pa ang buhay
Dylan Sano Ching nanay mo sya?
May mga pagkakataon talaga na parang mawawala ka sa sarili lalo na pag may marami kang iniisip at makalimutan mong magbayad may edad narin si kabayan 56 na sya, siguro nakalabas na sya at nakalimutan lang nyang mgbayad dito kasi pweding ilagay natin yong mga items na gusto nating bilhin sa bag natin????????????
Baka sa amo nga ung sushi ate. .And hndi impossible magkasahod ng 7k sa cyberport kc mayayaman mga nakatira don Mostly mga expot .Baka nakalimutan kc busy sa phone
just pray n hnd sna mangyari s inyo ang gnyn..wlng pinipiling panahon ang pagsubok mga ate..
Dylan Sano Ching nag plead guilty sya so ano pang kwento ang inaasahan mo?
Chinita Castillo …oo nga tama ka. Ihabla nila yung asia times kung hindi tlga totoo yun. Isa pa nsa back pack na nya eh. Syempre kung hindi man nya sinasadya eh may mali pa rin sya kasi unang una meron nmn supermarket trolley na pglalagyan eh bkit deretso agad sa back pack dba.
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55yrs old n c ate , so malalaki n at may mga asawa n ung iba neang anak malamang….baka hanggang ngaun asa parin s kanya mga anak nea…..hay naku mga kabayan tandaan po natin…nagtatrabaho tau d2 s hk indi lng para lahat s pamilya dapat magtabi rin po tau s sarili natin dhil hindi habang buhay malakas po tau….sayang nmn c ate…sinira pa nea pangalan nea at binigyan pa nea ng panget n record….baka nmn binili nea tlaga un at nasilid n nea s bag kaya akala nea bayad n nea….merong ganung insidente, baka may iniisip c ate kea nakalimutan nea n di pa pala cia bayad…hayy…
gusto kung maniwala na naka limutan at gusto ko ding maniwala na sinandya … pero umamin eh nag plead guilty eh …
Baka nman nakalimutan magbayad …
Bakit niya kc inilagay sa backpack niya nakalimutan tuloy E may troly O baskit naman na gagamitin kahit anong klasing mall diba mnga kababayan.
minsan ang news kung di ka muna magbasa ng mga comments.. magagalit tayo dahil iba ang nasa news sa sinasabi ng anak.. guyz alamin po muna natin ang buong istorya bago mag comment ng di maganda sa kapwa.. God Bless Us all
In fairness 7thousand salary magnanakaw
ka pa if may cctv na kuha obvious yang pinay na yang dag2 kahihiyan yan sa mga stimay tama lang mga bad comments.
sayang ka nman laki ng shod mo mg mgnakaw kpa,damay mo pa kmi
55 years old at kumikita ng HK$7,000.00 a month! Sayang ang malinis na pangalan at karangalan at opportunity na tumatanggap ng almost P50,000. Saan ka pa makahanap ng ganyang halaga! A lesson to learn!