Bicol university outraged at coed’s violent death

Outraged over the violent death of one of its students, Bicol University asked authorities to get the victim’s killers at the soonest time possible. Radio dzRH reported on Thursday that Bicol University appealed to authorities to ensure justice for Lesivil Almonacid, a 19-year-old third-year accountancy student. On Wednesday, Albay police chief Senior Superintendent William Macavinta said the victim was hit in the mouth to prevent her from crying for help. Macavinta said the victim told her mother at around 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday that she was going to her aunt’s house. However, her relatives began to worry when she failed to return home at around 9:00 p.m. Early on Wednesday morning, the victim's stepfather found her body near bamboo trees. The police said the victim was half-naked and her underwear was pulled down. Another victim Only last month, the police in Laguna arrested a bank security guard and a tricycle driver for the abduction and brutal killing of 19-year-old University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) student Given Grace Cebanico. Cebanico’s body was found near the UPLB area last October, handcuffed and gagged, with a gunshot wound to the head and bruises on the body. The police at the time also found indications that she was sexually molested. - VVP, GMA News