The grieving family of a deceased 25-year-old Filipino woman, who had complained of abuse at the hands of her Korean husband and mother-in-law, say that the cause of her death cannot be suicide.
Larino Deocades, father of the late bride Cathy, said he and his family are awaiting the results of an autopsy conducted by the General Santos City Health Office on the remains of his daughter. The results will be released by the end of the week.
“We want an investigation into her death... Cathy had repeatedly told us that she was being abused by her mother-in-law and husband. But we are waiting for the results of the autopsy here,” Deocades told The Korea Times in a phone interview from General Santos City, southern Philippines.
Deocades sounded distraught, saying that he did not believe the Korean police’s report that his daughter killed herself by hanging.
“I know my daughter. I don’t think she would have killed herself... She kept calling and calling us in the past few months, always asking us to bring her home,” he said.
Cathy was found hanging at her home in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, on Jan. 11.
“I saw Cathy’s body when it was brought here. I noticed the bruises all over her body, and some burn marks on her abdomen. The Korean police said it was suicide by hanging, but the rope marks on her neck are suspicious. It does not look like suicide to me,” Deocades said.
Deocades said that when the autopsy results are released, and if they rule out suicide, the family will request a further investigation by Korean authorities.
Cathy was married to a Korean man named Park in 2009, and moved to Korea the same year. After giving birth to a baby girl last year, she suffered postpartum depression and was confined to a hospital in October.
Deocades said his daughter told him of the abuse she suffered, including being sold to other men.
Last October, the family had already asked the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for assistance, so embassy personnel checked on Cathy’s condition. But Cathy reportedly told the embassy personnel that she was fine.
“Cathy was the type of a person who didn’t tell us all her problems. She wanted to leave (her husband) many times, but she couldn’t because she did not want to leave her daughter.”
The family is also seeking custody of their five-month-old granddaughter, who is currently living with Park and his family.
Deocades also said a relative of Park’s family called him up to extend condolences to his family. “They told us they were really sad and concerned about what happened to Cathy,” he said.
source: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/01/123_80239.html
Larino Deocades, father of the late bride Cathy, said he and his family are awaiting the results of an autopsy conducted by the General Santos City Health Office on the remains of his daughter. The results will be released by the end of the week.
“We want an investigation into her death... Cathy had repeatedly told us that she was being abused by her mother-in-law and husband. But we are waiting for the results of the autopsy here,” Deocades told The Korea Times in a phone interview from General Santos City, southern Philippines.
Deocades sounded distraught, saying that he did not believe the Korean police’s report that his daughter killed herself by hanging.
“I know my daughter. I don’t think she would have killed herself... She kept calling and calling us in the past few months, always asking us to bring her home,” he said.
Cathy was found hanging at her home in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, on Jan. 11.
“I saw Cathy’s body when it was brought here. I noticed the bruises all over her body, and some burn marks on her abdomen. The Korean police said it was suicide by hanging, but the rope marks on her neck are suspicious. It does not look like suicide to me,” Deocades said.
Deocades said that when the autopsy results are released, and if they rule out suicide, the family will request a further investigation by Korean authorities.
Cathy was married to a Korean man named Park in 2009, and moved to Korea the same year. After giving birth to a baby girl last year, she suffered postpartum depression and was confined to a hospital in October.
Deocades said his daughter told him of the abuse she suffered, including being sold to other men.
Last October, the family had already asked the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for assistance, so embassy personnel checked on Cathy’s condition. But Cathy reportedly told the embassy personnel that she was fine.
“Cathy was the type of a person who didn’t tell us all her problems. She wanted to leave (her husband) many times, but she couldn’t because she did not want to leave her daughter.”
The family is also seeking custody of their five-month-old granddaughter, who is currently living with Park and his family.
Deocades also said a relative of Park’s family called him up to extend condolences to his family. “They told us they were really sad and concerned about what happened to Cathy,” he said.
source: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/01/123_80239.html
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