Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000848/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 27 March 2001.
1. The appellant was convicted on 6 July 2000 of one count of theft. The prosecution case was that on 22 May 2000, the appellant entered a shop called "The Body Shop" in Island Beverly Centre in Causeway Bay. The allegation was that in the shop, she took one stick of cosmetic, valued at $45, held that against her body leaving the shop with it. The assistant was said to have stopped the appellant who at that point offered to pay for the cosmetic. The police were called and on arrival, after some