MANILA – “They were having the time of their lives. They are millennials so it is expected for them to party harder.”
This was how the counsel of the respondents in the controversial death of flight stewardess Christine Angelica Dacera described what happened at a Makati City hotel on New Year’s Day.
“It was a New Year’s Eve party so they were just having fun,” Atty. Mike Santiago said in a press conference on Thursday night. “We were provided with the copies of the CCTVs. Basically, we have seen the whole thing.”
Respondents Rommel Galido, Clark Rapinan, JP Dela Cerna, and Valentine Rosales also vehemently denied that they have done something wrong to Dacera.
“Walang rape, walang pagpatay na nangyari. Una sa lahat, meron kaming nanay, kapatid na babae na mahal namin at nire-respeto namin, ganun din kami kay Tin,” Galido said.
“Walang may kayang gumawa ng pambababoy kay Tin, wala sa aming magkakaibigan. Inalagaan namin siya,” Rapinan said. “Vomit siya ng vomit sa bathtub. Sinubukan namin siya dalhin sa kama but she insisted on staying in the tub.”
“Alam ko pong mahirap sa inyo ang nangyari. Pero sana po naintinidhan niyo rin po ‘yung grieving process namin, na hindi rin po madali mawalan not only ng matalik na kaibigan, but our baby sister,” Dela Cerna added.
Rosales, who was seen in a CCTV footage being kissed by Dacera, said the bruises on Dacera’s leg could be due to the wheelchair she was riding and not because of abuse.
“Nung dumating ‘yung medic, ‘yung wheelchair na kinuha nila, walang leg assist. Walang makabuhat kay Tin paupo sa chair. Nakikita ko naiipit ‘yung legs niya sa wheelchair,” Rosales said.
“Imposibleng may rape kasi gay po kami. Wala po talagang straight na lalaki sa party na ‘yun,” he added. “So the homicide and rape cases the police filed against us were just absurd.”/PN
