The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has stepped into the murder of two minors who were separately abducted, raped, and killed in Quezon City and in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.
The CHR mobilized its regional offices to help bring the perpetrators to justice and extend assistance to the victims’ families.
Last April 30 in Barangay San Bartolome, Quezon City, a man allegedly approached a 14-year-old girl in front of a variety store, then molested her.
The victim complained to her father, who sought police assistance.
A complainant from Barangay Matandang Balara confirmed that her houseboy had been sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy while coercing them to watch pornographic videos in the complainant’s own house.
She immediately reported the incident to local authorities.
Last May 1, police tracked down and apprehended both suspects.
In Barangay Apokon, Tatum City, two other victims of sexual assault were reported.
The body of a nine-year-old girl was found on April 20, four days after she was last seen taking her younger sister to school.
According to Tagum City Mayor Rey Uy, an autopsy confirmed that the nine-year old lass was sexually assaulted before she was killed.
Last April 25 in Barangay Magugpo, local officials discovered the body of an 18-year-old working coed, last seen three days earlier in a CCTV footage within the premises of a convenience store, and that she was able to send a message to a friend saying she was raped.
Investigations to identify and apprehend the suspects behind these two unrelated cases of abduction, rape and killings in Tagum City were still ongoing.