Tagagamit:BSrap/Death of Christine Dacera

BSrap/Death of Christine Dacera

Petsa	1 Enero 2021 (2021-01-01)
Pook ng pangyayari	City Garden Grand Hotel
Lugar	Makati, Philippines
Mga sangkot	11
Mga namatay	Christine Angelica Faba Dacera
(Mga) inaresto	3

On January 1, 2021, Christine Angelica Faba Dacera was found unconscious in a bathtub on New Year, January 1, 2021, when the victim was with 11 men in a hotel in Makati city, whom the police subsequently tagged as the "persons of interest" for her death. She was rushed to the hospital but was declared "dead on arrival" at around 12:25 p.m. According to his death certificate, he died of aortic aneurysm or rupture of the vein. However, the true circumstances of Dacera's death remains unclear.

Victim

Christine Angelica Faba Dacera (b. 1997 – 1 January 2021) was a flight attendant of Philippine Airlines. A native of General Santos, he is the second of four children of Jose Nestor Dacera and Sharon Rose Dacera. He graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines Mindanao in Davao City.

Incident

Dacera along with Rommel Galido, Rey Ingles, Louie de Lima, John Pascual dela Serna, and Clark Jezreel Rapinan rented the room 2209 at the City Garden Grand Hotel in Makati City for their New Year's Eve party. Dela Serna first entered the room at 11:00 p.m. Dacera followed him an hour later. Later, Galido, Ingles, De Lima, and Rapinan also visited. The group started drinking around 10:00 pm. According to Galido, Dacera drank tequila and rum coke. Galido invited five others to the bar: Gregorio de Guzman, Valentine Rosales, Mark Anthony Rosales, Jammyr Cunanan, and Eduard Madrid. J.P. Alternate to the banquet around 1:45 am on January 1, 2021. Dacera was last seen alive at 6:23 a.m. on the 22nd floor of the hotel. At around 12:25 p.m., hotel employees received a call asking for help after Dacera was found unconscious in a bathtub. She was rushed to the hospital but was immediately declared "dead on arrival."

Before her death, a CCTV footage was released on public. Taken in the hallway outside the room where the group had a New Year's party with the flight attendant Christine Dacera. In the first video taken timestamped 2:52 a.m. on January 1, Dacera can be seen walking with a man knocking on a door. They can also be seen kissing before entering. At 3:15 a.m., Dacera also came out and moved to the other room. At 4:13 a.m., a man in a T-shirt is seen carrying Dacera into the room. In another video captured by mobile phones, Dacera can be seen inside the room sitting and texting. The next video showing Dacera enters the bathroom of the room and sees the man taking the video as well. At 4:39 a.m., Dacera left the room 2209 with a man and returned to the other room. At 4:52 a.m., the two of them returned to room 2209. At around 5:05 am, Dacera can still be seen fighting in the hallway with his friend. At 12:22 p.m., Dacera is brought on a wheelchair; she was taken to the hotel clinic before being taken to the hospital where she was declared dead-on-arrival.

Investigation

According to the Makati Police Station that morning was taken from a CCTV Hallway with a timestamp, the victim and some suspects were together and they were having fun, a few hours before the crime took place.The victim was drunk at the time of the incident. At noon on January 1, Dacera's body was found in a bathtub in the check-in condominium. According to the police, several bruises were found on Christine's body and there was an indication that she was abused. In an autopsy, no signs of being choked or beaten on the head were found.

Police initially said what happened to Dacera was a "rape-slay", but according to the autopsy report conducted by the doctor, Police Major Michael Nick Sarmiento, Dacera died from rupture aortic aneurysm. The family was not convinced that no rape had taken place. Because the police statement does not match to the medico-legal result, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will conduct an autopsy on Dacera's remains. The public expressed doubtness when PNP Chief General Debold Sinas said that the case was "solved". Others also criticized the apparent "trial by publicity" on social media with those involved in the incident.

On December 31, 2020 at 11:37 pm, Dacera had asked permission to her mother Sharon Dacera to have fun with her co-workers at the City Garden Grand Hotel in Durban, Makati. He was taken to Makati Medical Center on January 1 and was declared dead on arrival. The said hotel will be investigated if there is a violation of the quarantine protocol during COVID-19 pandemic that two people per room can be allowed. A second autopsy was conducted on Dacera's body but the result remained confidential.

Suspects

The Makati police filed a "provisional charge of rape with homicide" against 11 men for Dacera's death. The authorities first arrested three of the 11 suspects but the Makati City prosecutor ordered their release on January 6. Sinas warned that the PNP will pursue other suspects even without issuing an arrest warrant. One of the remaining suspects, Gregorio Angelo Rafael de Guzman, has already appeared in public. De Guzman said in Tagalog, "How did I get raped? I'm gay. I never had sex with a woman, never in my life." Another suspect, Rey Englis, also stated in a post. He said, "Christine Dacera, wherever you are now always remember, we love you dearly. You are family to us." On January 8, four of the suspects - Rommel Galido, Valentine Rosales, John Pascual dela Serna III and Clark Rapinan, who maintained their innocence, said that Dacera died of natural causes and stated that no foul play were taken place. They are earlier released from the police detention under the orders of the Makati City Prosecutor’s Office. The four also said that they did not use any drugs and they drink tequila, vodka, whiskey and cocktails in the party but Galido suspected that Dacera's drink may been spiked.

Reactions and aftermath

On Monday, January 4, 2021, the hashtags #JusticeforChristinaDacera, #StopVictimBlaming and #ProtectDrunkGirls trended on Twitter. Her death sparked online discussion for justice and condemnation of rape and victim-blaming. Philippine Airlines Express expressed sympathy to the death of Dacera. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said that the death penalty for the heinous crimes such as rape and murder is not the solution to the crime. On January 8, 2021, ACT-CIS party-list Representative Eric Yap issued a P100,000 reward for the information on the suspects for the death of Dacera.