More details have emerged in the death of Philippine flight attendant Christine Angelica Dacera, 23. "We also believe that maybe the aneurysm was a proximate cause but it is also very possible it was triggered by the assault prior to her death," the family's lawyer, Brick Reyes, said, according to The Inquirer. [1][2] The second of the four siblings,[14] she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in media arts from the University of the Philippines Mindanao in Davao City. The mother of a flight attendant who died at a New Year's Eve party in a luxury Philippines hotel has blasted the official autopsy that found her daughter died from a 'ruptured aortic aneurysm' 2 / 11 CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, Inc., displayed with permission. [15], According to officials from Makati Police Station, timestamped CCTV footage recovered from the morning of Dacera's death indicates that the woman and several suspects were together, celebrating the New Year, several hours before the incident took place. [46] The case has been compared to the Vizconde and Chiong murder cases,[52] as well criticized for having been a diversionary tactic meant to distract the public from issues plaguing law-enforcement. However, there have been new speculations about the rape claim. All rights reserved. Doomsday death & deception: Nancy Grace investigates Cult Mom Lori Vallow. CHR stands for the protection of women in all fronts of life and echoes the call for justice for Christine Angelica Dacera, it said in a statement. All rights reserved. [11], On December 31, 2020, at 11:37 pm, Dacera had asked her mother for her blessing to celebrate the New Year with her co-workers at the City Garden Grand Hotel in Makati. She was the one who grabbed me, Rosales said, according to Yahoo News. The report stated that the victim died due to a ruptured aortic aneurysm on the thoracic aorta. Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower at 8:46 a.m. My goodness! For me, Ive never had sexual relations with a woman. "The family has decided to leave it up to the PNP to do further investigation. Christine Dacera [Facebook]Gregorio de Guzman, one of the men accused in the case, told CNN Philippines that he and the others at the party are being accused of something they never did. [8] On February 7, 2022, all related cases against the respondents, Dacera's mother Sharon, the lawyers of both parties, and Philippine National Police medico-legal officer PMaj. (2nd UPDATE) On February 7, 2022, the Department of Justice announces that prosecutors have junked the slew of complaints filed by the parties against each other Flight attendant Christine. Eight other persons are being hunted down, with the police deploying tracker teams to locate and contact them, Depositar said. The samples are yet to be subjected to a DNA test. 2023 ABS-CBN Corporation. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Click here to watch. Choose now. Police have arrested three suspects and filed complaints of rape and homicide against them before the city prosecutor. Sabi nung isa tulog pa siya, pero sabi nung isa, yung huling nag-surrender sa atin sabi niya hindi, gising pa siya (One said she was still asleep, but the other suspect, the last one that surrendered, said she was still awake), Depositar pointed out. One of the men charged with the rape and murder of a flight attendant who was found dead in a hotel room after a New Years Eve party says he cant have done it as he is gay. [b][47][48], One of the PNP's persons of interest, who had been forced out of the closet by the accusations and was subsequently disowned by his father,[49] retorted to #StopVictimBlaming by posting on one of his social-media accounts footage of Dacera's behavior toward him. Flight Risk: Directed by Joe Chappelle. They claimed Ms Dacera "had already experienced intoxication and complained that her drinks appeared to have been spiked" during the New Year's celebrations. According to media reports, one of her friends, Rommel Galido woke up around 10:00 am to find Dacera asleep in the bath. As the alleged rape-slay case of the 23-year-old flight attendant from the Philippines continues to be a hot topic on social media, leaked images from the initial autopsy report conducted on the victim surfaced. We know that it was quite impossible (to get proper evidence) considering that there have already been some compromises and the body has shown signs of deterioration but we were not discouraged by that, he said in an interview on Saturday night. [10], Christine Angelica Faba Dacera (Tagalog:[kistn dasa]; April 13, 1997 January 1, 2021) was a Filipina flight attendant for the Philippine Airlines subsidiary PAL Express. Its unclear if the charges against the suspects will be dropped. Ms Dacera's mother believes someone mixed a drug into her daughter's drink. According to CNN, one of the reasons cited by Reyes for a call for an independent autopsy was that her certificate of death did not include other injuries she sustained. He further added that allowing many people inside the hotel room is a clear violation of the rules set by the IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 response) for the operation of hotels. Dacera was a flight attendant for PAL Express who was based in Manila, Philippines. All 11 men provisionally charged have since been released from custody. An accommodation establishment in areas declared to be under a General Community Quarantine that is concurrently being used as a quarantine facility may not provide accommodation for leisure purposes, the agency said in a statement. Dacera's aunt, Rhona Rosario, said they hardly caught any sleep overnight, since they decided to go straight to the airport after checking in Dacera's remains at the cargo terminal. Meanwhile, the Tourism Department has issued a show cause order to City Garden Grand Hotel, the establishment tagged in the case, giving them three days to explain why its accreditation should not be revoked following possible COVID-19 protocol violations. Christine passed away after partying New Years Eve at a hotel. But Ms Daceras family is pushing for a second autopsy after claiming the first one was incomplete, ABS-CBN reported. The next day, Jan. 1, around noontime, she was found unconscious in the bathtub of their hotel room. //