Christine Angelica Dacera, 23, was observing New Year's Eve with colleagues. They awoke to discover the airline steward oblivious in the bath with wounds. She passed on from her wounds and police say there is proof of rape. They have temporarily charged 11 men however are anticipating legal reports.
Eleven Men Charged With Gang Rape And Murder Of An Air Stewardess Who Was Discovered Dead In A Luxury Hotel
11 men were charged with gang rape and murder
After a flight attendant was brutally murdered in a hotel bathtub in the Philippines, 11 men were charged with gang rape and murder. Last week, at the luxury City Garden Hotel with colleagues, Christine Angelica Dacera, 23, was celebrating New Year's Eve.
At about 10 am, one of her friends, Rommel Galida, woke up and saw her in the bathtub.
She and her colleagues checked into a four-star hotel in Makati Financial City, preparing for a night of celebration. But at about 10 am, one of her friends, Rommel Galida, woke up and saw her in the bathtub.
Galida assumed that Dacera was sleeping and covering her with a blanket before returning to bed
Galida assumed that Dacera, who had almost 100,000 Instagram followers, was sleeping and covering her with a blanket before returning to bed. But several hours later, when Galida woke up, he found her unconscious, and she had begun to turn blue.
He failed to react and was rushed to the Makati Medical Clinic where she was declared dead by doctors
He raised the alarm and CPR was given to Dacera, but he failed to react and was rushed to the Makati Medical Clinic where she was declared dead by doctors. Investigators are waiting for an autopsy but said there were bruises and cuts on her thighs and knees on the young woman's body.
Her body even revealed proof that she was the victim of sexual assault
They said her body even revealed proof that she was the victim of sexual assault. Police also provisionally charged 11 men who were with Dacera in the nearby hotel rooms with rape and murder, news media reported.
Three of the 11 men had come forward while the rest are still at large
Col. Harold Depositar, police chief of Makati City, told the Philippine Daily Investigator that the charges are only preliminary since the autopsy results and the toxicology report are pending them. He said three of the 11 men had come forward while the rest are still at large. The inquiry continues.