19 October Update
From Vincent Cabreza:
The remains of slain domestic helper Jocelyn Dulnuan arrived in Manila as a militant migrant workers’ organization appealed to the Arroyo administration to ensure that her killing was solved.
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There were no hysterics from her family but the tears flowed. The Dulnuans have a four-year-old daughter, Migrante said.
The crate bearing Dulnuan’s casket was loaded to a jeepney, and would be brought to Hingyon, Ifugao, her home province.
Read the full report here.
18 October Update
From Mississauga News:
Arrangements are being made to send the body of the slain Mississauga housekeeper back to her hometown in the Phillipines, where the 27-year-old will be buried by family members following a funeral.
“It’s been a long process to repatriate Jocelyn and it will happen either today or tomorrow,” said Imie Belanger, a friend of the Dulnuan family and the dead woman’s former neighbour in the Phillipines.
Dulnuan’s mother, Godeliva, added, “This is not the homecoming we expected, but it is a homecoming nevertheless.”
Members of the massive Filipino community in the GTA have come together to raise money to send Dulnuan’s body back home. Groups such as the Filipino-Canadian Association of Vaughan and Toronto’s Philippine Independence Day Council, have organized fundraising events that have produced close to $10,000, while the Philippines consulate in Toronto has contributed an additional $5000.
Belanger said any money left over from the cost of repatriating Dulnuan will go to the victim’s family, which includes a husband and four-year-old daughter back home. Read more.
London Free Press: Cops say that the investigation will take time: “It is a long time but it is a big house. The size makes it problematic and we have to be thorough because this is a homicide crime,” said Peel Police Const. J.P. Valade.
Read our previous coverage on Jocelyn Dulnuan here.
Wow…what can I say? At least her body is home where it belongs. My heart cries for her family, especially her daughter. It’s so, so tragic. Thanks for all the updates on this case Bill.
Hi Omom,
Yes, it’s good that she is finally home. Thanks.
Our prayers and condolences to the family of our kababayan, Jocelyn….
Hi Anitokid,
Much thanks.