A woman was killed and her adoptive child was raped in Arante Sara, Iloilo

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A woman was killed and another girl was raped at their home in Barangay Arante, Sara, Iloilo.

Grace Asiwagan Fortaleza, 44, was fatally struck in the head with a wooden object.

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On the other hand, it has been determined that the rape victim is just 17 years old and an adopted child of Fortaleza.

According to Fortaleza’s sister, Lota Asiwagan, the 17-year-old victim awoke her and informed her that her sister had been killed.

Before the crime, the suspects purposefully broke the steel matting that serves as a window in the victim’s home.

They stole the victim’s two cell phones and left. They even smashed the closed-circuit television (CCTV) in the vicinity.

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The Sara Municipal Police Station continues to pursue the said crime.

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