A woman charged with stealing a trailer containing the luggage of a Chinese tour group has been granted a registrar’s remand at the Christchurch District Court.
Cristal Rose Devereux, 24, of Cashmere, was remanded on bail to appear again on December 18.
The remand, which meant she did not have to appear in court before a judge, was granted to enable her to get legal advice.
She has entered no plea to the charge of stealing a shuttle trailer and contents including luggage, electronic devices, camera equipment, and other property valued at $45,907, which belonged to a hire company and a tour operator.
The theft is alleged to have occurred on November 10, a few hours after the group of 16 Chinese tourists had been picked up from Christchurch Airport. The group were mostly from the same family, and all but one had never been to New Zealand before.
The tour operator, Eric Wu, said the group was taken to a restaurant in Upper Riccarton and the trailer was parked in Leslie Street.
Security camera footage shows a silver utility vehicle pulling up behind the tour minivan, before the black-clad driver unhooks the trailer and attaches in to the other vehicle and then drives off.
The woman has been jointly charged with a man who is named in the charge. He was not listed to appear at court today.
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