The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed various complaints against 11 people in connection with the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera. The accused included friends of the victim.
The NBI filed an obstruction of justice complaint with the Department of Justice (DOJ) against those who were with Dacera at a hotel in Makati to celebrate the new year.
They include Mark Anthony Rosales, Rommel Galido, John Pascual dela Serna III, Gregorio Angelo Rafael de Guzman, Jezreel Rapinan, Alain Chen, Reymar Englis and Darwin Joseph Macalla. The complaint also includes Atty. Neptali Maroto.
Rapinan, Chen, De Lima and dela Serna were also charged with reckless imprudence resulting in homicide.
Rosales was accused of illegal drugs. Meanwhile, Galido and Rosales were also charged for allegedly attempting to distribute the drug.
In addition, a perjury complaint was filed against Dela Serna, Galido and Macalla.
Southern Police District medico-legal officer Michael Nick Sarmiento was charged with falsification of an official document by a public officer, who ordered Dacera to be embalmed without informing the victim’s family.
Some of Dacera’s friends were charged by the police with rape with homicide at the Makati City Prosecutor’s Office.
NBI files case against friends of Christine Dacera
Her family suspected that the girl had been exploited and used drugs, something her friends denied.
According to the medico-legal report of the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory, it appears that a ruptured aortic aneurysm was the cause of Dacera’s death due to high blood pressure.
In January, the Dacera family wanted a DNA test on the specimens used in examining Christine’s body, as they still insist that the flight attendant did not die of natural causes.
“The Dacera family decided to insist on a DNA examination of all specimens mentioned by Dr. Palmero, of all organs allegedly examined inside the body of Christine,” said lawyer Brick Reyes, the family’s spokesperson.
The DNA test was to ensure that the organs examined by the police really belonged to Christine.
“Malay mo pinalitan ang mga organs dito,” Reyes said, adding the test should be conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).