Remains of OFW who died in Kuwait arrive in PH

The remains of the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who died in Kuwait finally arrived in the Philippines on Thursday, almost a week after her family was shocked to receive a wrong cadaver.

The sadness of Jenny Alvarado’s family turned to anger after they mistakenly received the body of her Nepali co-worker last January 10.

According to Mark Salazar’s report in 24 Oras, the body of the OFW will be brought to a funeral home in Cavite for autopsy.

Alvarado’s family said they are curious as to whether authorities really investigated her death due to the mix-up of bodies.

“Kung nag-imbestiga talaga sila nang maayos, bakit yung Nepali yung dumating sa amin? Parang minadali yung imbestigasyon eh, na sobrang bilis ng pagdating…January 2 namatay, January 10 dumating,” said Angel, Alvarado’s daughter.

(If they really did a proper investigation, why did we receive the body of the Nepali instead? I think authorities rushed everything because she died on January 2 and a body was repatriated already by January 10.)

The OFW reportedly died due to suffocation, but her family believes otherwise based on the state of her co-worker’s remains.

“Yung kuko niya po kasi is natutuklap tapos yung kamay niya po may uling. Sabi suffocation, natulog lang sila, nalanghap yung usok, pero bakit may uling yung kamay? Tapos may pasa pasa po yung Nepali, yung bibig niya po may pasa,” Angel noted.

(Her nails were peeling off and her hands were stained with charcoal. They said the victims died of suffocation while they were sleeping, but why do their hands look like that? Then there were bruises on the Nepali’s body.)

For its part, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said the ball is still rolling with the Kuwaiti authorities.

“We are awaiting the results of the police report, police investigation, as well as the autopsy results. From there, we will move to the possibility of filing also a legal claim with respect to Jenny’s death,” said DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac. 

The DMW added that it is trying to determine who is at fault for the mix-up in the bodies.
—Vince Angelo Ferreras/RF, GMA Integrated News