A magistrate has rejected applications for bail from two of five Filipino tourists arrested for alleged attempted theft.
On Thursday, Eastern Magistrates’ Court heard that five tourists from the Philippines were arrested on April 24 after they tried but failed to steal a wallet from a Korean woman at an MTR train station on Hong Kong Island, sunwebhk.com reported.
The Korean woman said she felt someone tugging at her wallet but the pickpockets failed because her wallet was secured by a chain to her bag.
Plainclothes police who were nearby arrested the five alleged thieves.
On Thursday, four of the defendants – Rasim Linambos, Arlene Gerodias, Manuelito Camacho and Delia Neri – appeared in court while the fifth defendant, Zenaida Aviles, was absent because she was in hospital.
Defendants Linambos and Gerodias applied for bail but magistrate Peter Law rejected their applications.
The case was adjourned until May 24 and they were remanded in custody.

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Pick pockets / snatching, shoplifting at prostitution or bar girls targeting expats rocket nila, dress to kill purma , high mentainance ang beauty. Wala naman palang Bala..
gusto nila ang imported n selda..
Huy!!!!! Style nyo pang Avenida! Hahahaha hi tech na po dto sa hk. Dala kayo ng bull cutter! Hehehe mga engs. Mabulok kayo ngaun jan!
Nakakahiya kau! Kaya laging ndadamay in general kc nga me nga walang tulad nyo! Bute nga sa inyo ngayon huli kau Katapusan nyo na dito rin kau makulong ????????????????????
kaya lagi panag bibintangan din ng amo mga kapwa natin yan sa ginagawa nyo maryusep naman damay na naman
Tsk tsk tsk.kya pala kahapon nag overnyt amo q parents nia.nilock n ung study room.nilipat ung camera s kwarto na nka open.na offend p aq nung nakita q .gusto q itanong kung nawalan b cla.kc 3yrs 2 months n aq.wla nmn camera dun kc nga masters bedroom un.nag japan cl last month wla nmn nlgay.kagbi nkpagttaka.. intuition q lng yan ha..di tlga aq sure. Baka lng un ang dahilan.nwlan ng tiwala s pinoy
Trabaho n nila yn..ngtotour tour cla kung saan saan mdmi cla cguro my financer din…pgktpos ng visa nila lipat nmn cla…s singapore noon my nhuli mga pinay at s hotel p cla nkatira mga nkulimbat nila tambak doon…nkkhiya mccra mga filipino s bnsang pupuntahan nila kpg nhuli cla????
Naaatim ng mga taong to na ipakain sa pamilya nila ang nakaw! Lumaban nga kau ng parehas!!! Magbanat kau ng buto sa legal na paraan. gusto nyo lang mabilisang kita kya ayan natiklo kau! At mabuti na lang nakatali ang wallet ng koreana pno kyng hindi hapi hapi sila!!! Pag uwi sa pinas dmi dala pasalubong yun pla galing sa nakaw!!!????
Kababain
nasa hk pa ako non 1986-2004 basta sahuran nag to tour mga profesional na mandurukot minsan pa nga sa mga lift ng utangan sila bumibiktima ng mga kapwa pinoy wala silang awa
nakkahiya nman kyo kbyan..yan na pla niyo dumayo p kyo pra ikalat masama gawain nyo..dumating ang karma sa inyo
Good for them!!!!
Cguro isip ng mga ‘to sosya cla… Eh ano nmn daw Kung Mando cla….atkea at abroad ang raket nla at naka dress to kill xla Kaya sossy cla hehe
Ikulong yan habang buhay…magtrabaho kayo ng patas…
Nakakahiya naman mas maganda dyan wag na nga palayain para mabawasan ang mga tribu nyan
Nkakahiya nman ginawa nyu.dumayu p kyu para lang mandukot…grabeng kahihiyan bnibigay nyu sa bansa natin…mag trabho kyu ng marangal wag ganyan…idadamay nyu pa kpwa ka baba yan nyu….mahiya nman kyu…..
Madali clang makapasok as tourists dahil open ang tourists dyan.
Trabaho nila yan galing pinas kunwari tourist
Good and SHAME on u! In everything there is TIME. and now is ur TIME to THINK and REALISE and CHANGE urselves. REPENT! God is waiting…