Seven-year-old girl found inside sack, believed raped

A seven-year-old girl was found dead inside a sack at the back of a house in Pila, Laguna on Monday night.

According to Andrew Bernardo’s report on GMA Regional TV “Balitang Southern Tagalog”, the parents of the victim believe their daughter had been raped as she had no shirt and pants on when her body was found.

“Hubo’t hubad po eh. Binihisan ko nang binihisan. Kinuha ng kanyang ama kasi asi ako sir, hindi ko kayang hawakan… Hawak ko pa ang bunso ko," the victim’s mother Erna Amadeo said.

"Grabe po talaga ginawa nilang baboy ang anak ko. Wala pong kalaban-laban,” she added.

Edmundo, the father’s victim, said their daughter may have been molested as there were bruises in different parts of her body.

“Nakatali siya tapos noong binuksan ko ang sako, siya na mismo ang nasa loob ng sako. Wala na pong buhay. Tapos yung sa kanyang mata at bibig puno ng lupa. Tapos wala siyang shorts at damit. Sobra ang ginawa sa anak ko,” he said.

The suspect is a 14-year-old teenager from their village.

GMA Southern Tagalog went to the house of the minor, but no one was at home.

Meanwhile, the grieving family sought justice.

“Ang gusto ko lang mangyari sa kung sino man ang gumawa niyan, maparusahan na pagkakakulong habambuhay. Kailangan yung mga ganitong klase mga tao na mabuhay,” Edmundo said.

“Pagbayaran nila po nila lahat-lahat [ang ginawa nila]. Hindi kami titigil… ipaglalaban po talaga namin yan siya hanggang mabulok [sa kulungan],” Erna added.

The father also asked for financial help.

“Walang-wala rin kami. Ang sahod ko nga sa isang linggo halos kapusin pa eh. Wala pa kaming sariling bahay. Nangungupahan pa kami. Mahirap talaga,” he said. —Mel Matthew Doctor/NB, GMA News