Christine Angelica Dacera - 11 men charged with raping, killing flight attendant found dead in Philippines
- 3 years ago
A Philippine Airlines flight attendant died after being raped at a New Year’s Eve party — and all of the 11 men who were with her have been charged with her rape and homicide, it was revealed Tuesday.
Christine Angelica Dacera, 23, was found unconscious in the empty bathtub of her room at the City Garden Grand Hotel in Makati City early Jan. 1, The Philippine Daily Inquirer said.
Friends and hotel staff raced the Filipino stewardess to a nearby hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, officials told the paper.
She initially appeared to have died from an aneurysm but police said she also had “lacerations and sperm in her genitalia” as well as scratches on her arms and legs.
“Based on initial investigation, sexual abuse happened,” Philippine National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Ilderbrandi Usana told the paper.
Makati City police on Monday filed a provisional charge of rape with homicide against 11 men who were with her during the party, the paper said. The charges are provisional as officials still await results final autopsy and toxicology results.
Three of the suspects were arrested while the others were still being hunted, Makati City police chief Col. Harold Deposita told the Daily Inquirer.
“Only three of them were Dacera’s friends. The others were practically strangers to her, as they were only known to her three friends,” the police chief said.
Christine Angelica Dacera, 23, was found unconscious in the empty bathtub of her room at the City Garden Grand Hotel in Makati City early Jan. 1, The Philippine Daily Inquirer said.
Friends and hotel staff raced the Filipino stewardess to a nearby hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, officials told the paper.
She initially appeared to have died from an aneurysm but police said she also had “lacerations and sperm in her genitalia” as well as scratches on her arms and legs.
“Based on initial investigation, sexual abuse happened,” Philippine National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Ilderbrandi Usana told the paper.
Makati City police on Monday filed a provisional charge of rape with homicide against 11 men who were with her during the party, the paper said. The charges are provisional as officials still await results final autopsy and toxicology results.
Three of the suspects were arrested while the others were still being hunted, Makati City police chief Col. Harold Deposita told the Daily Inquirer.
“Only three of them were Dacera’s friends. The others were practically strangers to her, as they were only known to her three friends,” the police chief said.