Siblings of Pinay killed in Canada seek justice
The siblings of a Filipino woman found dead on Friday at the back of a Baptist Church in Calgary, Canada are seeking justice for the death of their sister.
The Calgary Sun reported Tuesday that the siblings of Arcelie Laoagan, 40, are still in shock after learning about the fate of their sister, who took two jobs to support her family in the Philippines.
"It's a nightmare," Oswald Sombrito, Arcelie’s younger brother, told the Calgary Sun.
Oswald, along with his sisters Marlyn Hori and Caroline Maximo, flew to Calgary from Toronto on Saturday upon learning that Arcelie was reported missing.
"We want justice," said Oswald.
Marlyn said she could not believe that her sister could be killed in a country like Canada, a place she deemed a much safer place than the Philippines.
“It's so shocking. I thought Canada is a safe place," she said.
"If she died in an accident it would be easier to deal with. The way she died, it's horrible," she added.
According to a report in the Calgary Herald on Sunday, Arcelie was returning home from one of her jobs late Thursday night when she died under suspicious circumstances near the Franklin C-Train station.
Aracelie worked as a scanning operator for West Canadian, a digital printing company, and also did part-time job as a restaurant server.
On Thursday, a roommate reported that Arcelie was missing when she did not return home after leaving work at West Canadian at 10 p.m.
The Calgary Sun reported that Arcelie was last heard from when she made a panicked phone call to a friend to say she was being assaulted, shortly before the line went dead.
Arcelie’s bloodied body was later found in a secluded area behind the Grace Baptist Church in Calgary.
Arcelie worked for two years in Hong Kong before migrating to Canada in 2004. She was in the process of sponsoring her sons, aged 8 to 19, and husband from the Philippines, the report said.
She last saw her family in the Philippines six years ago. - Mark Ubalde, GMANews.TV
The Calgary Sun reported Tuesday that the siblings of Arcelie Laoagan, 40, are still in shock after learning about the fate of their sister, who took two jobs to support her family in the Philippines.
"It's a nightmare," Oswald Sombrito, Arcelie’s younger brother, told the Calgary Sun.
Oswald, along with his sisters Marlyn Hori and Caroline Maximo, flew to Calgary from Toronto on Saturday upon learning that Arcelie was reported missing.
"We want justice," said Oswald.
Marlyn said she could not believe that her sister could be killed in a country like Canada, a place she deemed a much safer place than the Philippines.
“It's so shocking. I thought Canada is a safe place," she said.
"If she died in an accident it would be easier to deal with. The way she died, it's horrible," she added.
According to a report in the Calgary Herald on Sunday, Arcelie was returning home from one of her jobs late Thursday night when she died under suspicious circumstances near the Franklin C-Train station.
Aracelie worked as a scanning operator for West Canadian, a digital printing company, and also did part-time job as a restaurant server.
On Thursday, a roommate reported that Arcelie was missing when she did not return home after leaving work at West Canadian at 10 p.m.
The Calgary Sun reported that Arcelie was last heard from when she made a panicked phone call to a friend to say she was being assaulted, shortly before the line went dead.
Arcelie’s bloodied body was later found in a secluded area behind the Grace Baptist Church in Calgary.
Arcelie worked for two years in Hong Kong before migrating to Canada in 2004. She was in the process of sponsoring her sons, aged 8 to 19, and husband from the Philippines, the report said.
She last saw her family in the Philippines six years ago. - Mark Ubalde, GMANews.TV
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