Domestic worker Marjorette Garcia was found with stab wounds, taken to a hospital, and then pronounced dead, says DFA Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes
MANILA, Philippines – The Kenyan worker who allegedly killed a Saudi Arabia-based overseas Filipino worker is now in police custody, Philippine officials said on Tuesday, October 3.with PTV on Tuesday, Foreign Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes confirmed that Garcia was found with stab wounds, and was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
On Tuesday, OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio met with Garcia’s Philippine recruitment agency to gather more details of the crime. Cortes said that once the Saudi Arabian government releases documentation of her death, the Philippines can initiate the repatriation of her remains. “We are waiting for the investigation and the results so that we can supply clear details to the next of kin, the family, and of course to the public and the media,” Cortes said in a mix of English and Filipino.
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