BACOLOD CITY – Students of the Sum-ag National High School here sought justice for a Grade 10 student who was found dead in Barangay Cubay, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental last week.
STUDENTS of Sum-ag National High School in Bacolod City hold a prayer rally on Monday, August 19, seeking justice for a 15-year-old Grade 10 student who was found dead in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental last week. (Photo via Sum-ag National High School Facebook)
A prayer rally was held at the school for the 15-year-old victim before she was laid to rest on Monday, August 19.
According to the school, they gathered to show that they are united in grief and demanding justice for the death of one of their students.
“We want the people in charge to find out what really happened and to make sure that nobody else has to go through this kind of pain,” the school said in its Facebook page.
They called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to arrest the person responsible for her death.
The victim from Barangay Sum-ag, this city, was reported missing by her family on July 30, and was found dead two weeks later in a sugarcane field in Barangay Cubay.
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/14/missing-teenage-student-found-dead-in-la-carlota-city
Police continue to probe the incident to determine the motive and to identify the perpetrator. They are also expediting the autopsy to know the cause of death.
The victim was last seen alive when she attended a half-day class on July 29. Police have yet to determine how she ended up in La Carlota City.
The school is praying for strength for the victim’s family and friends as well as peace in the community.
Following the incident, the school has installed three closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras for the security of the students.
Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered a probe and encouraged schools to install CCTVs as part of the security protocol to secure students.
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/15/benitez-orders-in-depth-probe-of-student-s-murder