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Date: 06 January 2010
Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/237286/salesgirl-stabbed-dead-tondo
A 23-year-old saleslady was stabbed dead by a still unidentified suspect during an apparent rape attempt against the victim in Tondo, Manila before dawn Wednesday.
Police Chief Inspector Erwin Margarejo, head of the Manila Police District (MPD) – Homicide Section, identified the fatality, who was declared dead on arrival at Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center due to multiple stab wounds in her body, as Rowella Opoco, 23, a saleslady and temporarily residing at 1076 Batangas Street, Tondo, Manila.
Homicide investigators are now conducting follow-up operations to unmasked the suspect’s identity, who was said to have immediately fled from the incident.
Based on report of Senior Police Officer 2 Edmundo Cabal of the MPD – Homicide Section, the stabbing incident happened inside the victim’s rented room at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.