Mother sees foul play in daughter's death
The mother of an alleged suicide victim in a commercial establishment in Valeria Extension, Iloilo City believes there is foul play in the death of her 27-year old daughter Wednesday afternoon.
Fe Balbanida said it is impossible for her daughter Julie Fe to end her life on money matters as she has a beauty parlor and they have a small business which is the source of their daily income.
Initial reports said that Julie Fe, who works as secretary at Uni Royal Builders Supply in Valeria Extension, shot herself with the use of a .45 caliber pistol inside the comfort room of said establishment.
Her dead body was found around 4:45 p.m. by a utility boy.
It was learned that an hour before the incident Julie Fe's employer Raymond Coo reported to the police that their earnings worth P300,000 were missing.
The victim's mother said Julie Fe could not have stolen or embezzled the said amount of money as her beauty parlor is doing good.
She said her daughter has not even talked to her about the said problem.
Balbanida added her daughter does not own or knows how to use a firearm.
The gun used was a .45 caliber pistol with serial number 136321.
The mother also wondered why she was informed about her daughter's death only after her body was already brought to the funeral parlor.
Senior Insp. Conrado Carganillo, chief of Police Precinct I, said they are still gathering evidences to find out if there is indeed foul play in the killing of the secretary. He said they are looking at all possible angles.
He said they are still verifying with the PNP national headquarters as to under whose name the firearm is registered.
A police officer who was one of the first to arrive on the crime scene said it is dubious that Julie Fe committed a suicide as they have recovered six empty shells of .45 caliber pistol while the victim incurred only one gunshot wound on the right side of her head.
Initial investigation also showed that nobody among the victim's fellow employees heard gunfires even if the comfort room was located just within the commercial establishment.