A Filipina’s body was found inside a suitcase under a bridge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
In a report on GMA News “24 Oras” on Thursday, Consul General to Dubai Renato Duenas Jr. said that strangulation was the cause of the victim’s death.
Duenas did not mention the victim’s name due to the request of her family.
The circumstances related to the crime were also not disclosed as the investigation is still ongoing.
However, the officer said the suspect was arrested immediately.
“The Philippines Embassy in Abu Dhabi are in touch with the victim’s family and were following closely the progress of the investigation,” said Duenas.
“We have already the lawyer looking after the interest of the family of the victim,” he added.
Filipina OFW allegedly maltreated in Saudi rescued
A 24-year-old woman worked as a domestic helper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to support the family’s needs. But her employer was cruel to her.
In a report by Oscar Oida on GMA News, “Sumbungan ng Bayan” on “24 Oras,” it was said that the victim, Janine Mallari, suffered from being separated from her two-year-old son.
But she could not stand the mistreatment of her employer and ended up drinking chemical bleach and being hospitalized.
The photo shows Mallari’s leg with burns and bruises.
“Yung amo kong babae, ayaw na kinakausap ko yung pamilya ko, anak ko po. Ayaw niya po na may pahinga… nung nagpabalik po ako ng agency binalik din po ako ng agency don sa amo ko. Ayaw po nila akong i-change employer,” said Mallari.
Before the incident, Mallari allegedly asked his agency PHILAMASIA Labor Pool to help him find another employer, but nothing happened.
She stayed at the staff house of its agency counterpart in Riyadh for almost a month.
It was here that Mallari’s case was referred to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), and it was discovered that her agency did not report what happened to the OFW.
Meanwhile, the PHILAMASIA Labor Pool denied Mallari’s allegation that they were negligent.
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