Woman shot in Tagbilaran City blames foreign boyfriend’s ex-lover

Tagbilaran
Initial police investigations focused on a supposed Filipino boyfriend of the victim being a drug dealer. However, the injured woman said she was actually in a relationship with a foreign man, and that she had been targeted by one of his ex-girlfriends. Investigations continue.

A woman shot and injured by motorcycle gunmen in Tagbilaran City says she was targeted due to a love triangle involving her foreign boyfriend. 

The 26-year-old was shot in broad daylight by two men riding in tandem along the city’s CPG North Avenue yesterday (Monday, May 20).

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Sterlyn Carbunera of Maribojoc survived the attack and was taken to the Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital for treatment. According to The Bohol Chronicle, she was in a stable condition just a few hours after her ordeal.

According to a police report, Ms Carbunera and her friend Nicole Paredes were waiting for a trike near the turning for Peñaflor Street when the suspects sped towards them on a motorcycle.

When they pulled up in front of them, the passenger shot Ms Carbunera in the neck, causing her to fall to the ground.

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Investigations by the Bohol police Provincial Intelligence Branch initially focused on the victim’s Filipino boyfriend, who they said was a suspected drug dealer. 

However, this line of investigation was emphatically ruled out by Ms Curbanera. 

She told investigators that her live-in partner was in fact a foreign national. She then went on to speculate that one of his previous girlfriends was behind the attack.

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Neither the supposed Filipino boyfriend nor the alleged foreign partner have been identified.

Ms Curbanera is now set to be transferred to a private hospital for further treatment. She is expected to make a full recovery.

Tagbilaran City police are continuing to investigate the attack. 

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