Embassy probing death of Super Tekla’s sister in Kuwait

The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait is already looking into the death of the sister of comedian Super Tekla (real name: Romeo Librada), a report on Balita Pilipinas said Thursday.

According to Vice Consul Charleson Hermosura, the embassy is monitoring the progress in the investigation on the death of Marife Librada, who is said to have committed suicide.

Hermosura assured help to Marife's relatives.

Marife, a domestic helper OFW in Kuwait, was found hanging in her room on December 29, 2017.

In a video post on Facebook, Romeo said they want to know if his sister did indeed commit suicide or was a victim of foul play. He said days before Marife was found dead, she told them that she was being abused by her employer. —KBK, GMA News