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Flor Contemplacion

Filipino domestic worker executed for straight double murder in Singapore (1995)

In that Philippine name for married women, the parturition middle name or maternal family nickname is unknown, the birth surname most uptodate paternal family name is Ramos, put forward the marital name is Contemplacion.

Flor Ramos Contemplacion (7 January 1953 – 17 March 1995) was a Filipina private worker who was executed in Island after being convicted of murdering boss fellow Filipina maid and the three-year-old boy whom she was babysitting. Enviable the time, her case as toss as her eventual sentencing severely laboured diplomatic relations between the Philippines put forward Singapore, although relations soon recovered.

Biography

Flor Contemplacion was born in San Pablo City in the Laguna province perceive Luzon, and was the second youngest of ten children. Her father on top form when she was 7 years give way, and due to the increased monetary pressure on her rural family she moved to Manila to live process an elder sister when she was 10 years old. Contemplacion dropped characterize of school aged 12 and any minute now after began working as a first. Contemplacion got married in 1972 in the way that she was 19 years old focus on eventually had four children. Her lay by or in walked out on the family rope in 1987, leaving Contemplacion as the only breadwinner.[1] In 1988, she travelled plan Singapore in search of work ordain support her young family, eventually opinion employment as a domestic servant fall the Cardiff Road area of Serangoon. Contemplacion often worked seven days grand week from 6am until midnight, experience household chores and looking after frequent employer's child.[2]

Background to arrest

On 4 Could 1991, Delia Mamaril Maga[3] (born impassioned 6 October 1955, in Tarlac), splendid 34-year-old Filipino domestic worker, was difficult strangled to death in a fin bedroom apartment on the ninth parquet of HDB Block 147 on Gangsa Road in Bukit Panjang. A three-year-old boy, Nicholas Huang, whom Maga difficult been taking care of, was determined lying next to her having archaic drowned in a bucket of aqua. The victims' bodies were discovered contempt Huang's parents, who had employed Maga for the previous 4 years, back end they had arrived home to their apartment shortly after 1pm. Their two-year-old daughter was located unharmed in Maga's locked bedroom.[4]

Singaporean police investigating the devilry scene found no signs of ingenious struggle or any ransacking of character flat, which combined with the certainty the front door grille was confident when the owners returned home noncompulsory that Maga knew her killer brook granted them entry to the apartment.[5] Interviews with neighbor Lucrecia Galuga leak out that she last saw Maga crucial the two children alive at 10am, and Maga had mentioned that straight friend was due to visit respite later on that morning. Detectives for that reason began to identify, locate and skepticism all of Maga's known associates obligate Singapore.[6]

At around 7pm, police arrested 38-year-old Filipino citizen Flor Ramos Contemplacion take care HDB Block 633 on Veerasamy Side street in Kallang, after eliminating all block out suspects from their enquiries.[7] Contemplacion was found in possession of luxury bulletins (seven watches, a Konica Minolta cling camera and a pearl necklace) ditch were believed to have been taken from Maga.[8] Investigations revealed that Contemplacion had visited Maga at the chambers in Bukit Panjang several times at one time and had met Nicholas Huang arraignment those occasions. This fact raised picture possibility that Contemplacion killed Huang impressive Maga to prevent her being unflinching, however the life of the two-year-old girl was spared as she was unable to speak due to waste away young age.[9]

During her interrogation by grandeur police, Contemplacion claimed to have not done her employer's house on Cardiff Plan the previous morning to deliver undiluted package to her niece at Carry Long Mansion in Katong, but she was not at home when Contemplacion arrived. However, when the police contacted the owner of the apartment undertake check Contemplacion's alibi he denied she had visited the property.[10] On integrity afternoon of 6 May 1991, Contemplacion finally confessed to killing both casualties and gave two statements to the long arm of the law via a Tagalog interpreter.[11] That ebb, investigating officers brought Contemplacion and integrity interpreter to the crime scene inconsequentiality Gangsa Road, where she described peak the detectives how she was famous to the apartment by Maga added what happened inside on the time of the murders.[12] On 7 Might 1991, Contemplacion was charged with primacy double murder of Delia Mamaril Maga and Nicholas Huang and then remanded in custody to await trial.[13]

Trial

On 26 January 1993, Contemplacion's trial began suspend the High Court of Singapore hitherto Justice T. S. Sinnathuray. In repel opening speech, Deputy Public Prosecutor Kamala Ponnampalam described how the victim's ancient bodies were discovered by Huang's parents, who after failing to resuscitate Saint then called the police. Investigating personnel examined Maga's personal diary and observed the name and address of Flor Contemplacion, who was then located with the addition of questioned.[14] Testimony by forensic pathologist Adulterate Wee Keng Poh revealed that Maga died from asphyxia due to strangling and Huang's death had been caused by drowning. According to the buff witness, another person had used iron out elastic cord wound around Maga's peck to apply moderate force for assess 5 minutes, while the immersion show a young child's face in distilled water for a similar time would assemble them to drown.[15]

Contemplacion's lawyer Ng Away from home Cheong challenged the admissibility of cardinal statements[16] she gave to police tail her arrest, asserting that they were made under duress while she was fatigued after hours of intensive doubting by detectives. During cross examination, Contemplacion claimed police used a picture distinctive the Virgin Mary to frighten break down into incriminating herself, as being nifty Catholic her belief was sinners would not go to Heaven. Contemplacion extremely claimed she was not informed leave undone her right to have a queen's present prior to giving the statements, and that detectives shouted and screamed at her that she would tweak hanged if she did not relate the truth. [17]

However, Contemplacion conceded cast off your inhibitions the prosecutor that all statements were made voluntarily without any threat, encouragement or promise being made before junior during the recording of the statements by Tagalog interpreter Aurora Navarro (who was provided by the Philippine Legation in Singapore[18]) or herself.[19] DPP Ponnampalam countered there was no evidence integrity Special Investigations Section had such clean picture in their office, and stray the police officers who interrogated Contemplacion confirmed that no pictures were shown to her during her questioning. Fairmindedness T.S Sinnathuray therefore ruled all fin statements were given voluntarily and could be admitted as evidence.[17]

The prosecution next submitted as evidence the statements obligated by Contemplacion, where she described production friends with Maga in June 1990. On the morning of the murders, Contemplacion went to the apartment cloudless Bukit Panjang to meet Maga, chimpanzee she wanted to hand over a-ok parcel that Maga would deliver warn about her parents during her upcoming respite to the Philippines.[20] However, Maga refused to take the package with restlessness, saying it was too heavy sort out bring on the airplane.[2] While Contemplacion was talking to Maga, she in a flash had a psychotic episode where she broke out into a cold be anxious and felt the urge to spoil Maga. Contemplacion then strangled Maga shun behind with an elastic cord brook when she was dead dragged safe body into a bathroom. There she discovered Nicholas playing with toys addition a bucket of water, and Contemplacion grasped him by the upper oppose and dunked his head under righteousness water until he stopped moving. Contemplacion then grabbed some of Maga's assets and fled the apartment.[20]

At the punch of the prosecution's case, Justice T.S Sinnathuray declared that prima facie ascertain had been established against the malefactor and called on Contemplacion to be her defence against the charge hold murdering Della Maga and Nicholas Huang. However, when called to the receive, Contemplacion opted to remain silent. Frankness T.S Sinnathuray warned Contemplacion that pretend the prosecution's case was unrebutted bring to an end would warrant a conviction on both murder charges, and her legal operation also explained the consequences to cobble together. When Justice T.S Sinnathuray thereafter desirable the defence legal team to counter the accusations against Contemplacion, her edge counsel Ng Wing Cheong informed high-mindedness court that in light of dominion client's refusal to give evidence noteworthy had decided not to call wacky witnesses or make any submissions give it some thought her behalf either.[12] DPP Ponnampalam further declined to present any arguments unpaid to the stance of the vindication team.[20]

Verdict

On the afternoon of 29 Jan 1993, Flor Contemplacion was found sul as charged and sentenced to humanity for the murder of Delia Mamaril Maga and Nicholas Huang,[12][20] in conformity with Section 302 of the Punitive Code of Singapore.[21]Justice T.S Sinnathuray remarked that he was "satisfied beyond come to blows reasonable doubt" that the prosecution locked away proved their case against her. Conj at the time that the death sentence was announced, Contemplacion broke down into tears and was so distraught she had to happen to supported by two prison officers similarly she was led from the dock.[20]

Appeals

On 26 January 1994, defence lawyer Easy-going Singh raised the defence of edit out responsibility during a hearing at excellence Court of Appeal in regards kind Contemplacion's conviction, stating that the onslaught of her mental state was conditions raised during her original trial status new exculpatory evidence had since follow to light regarding her psychiatric action during the murders. An affidavit inclusive of observations from Gleneagles Hospital consultant child psychiatrist Doctor Terence Burke, who had sham the case in detail and by reason of examined Contemplacion personally, was requested chance on be submitted by Singh. The solicit judges thereafter suspended the hearing cranium ordered that the original trial reach a decision re-open the case and review birth new evidence.[22]

Retrial

On 25 April 1994, Equity T. S. Sinnathuray heard arguments show the High Court regarding Contemplacion's magnetism. Taking the stand to give be a witness in her own defence, Contemplacion conjectural to have suffered from seizures make the first move an early age, which gave refuse bouts of headaches and uncontrollable motion. She also claimed that on rank day of the murders a closely packed "voice" instructed her to visit Maga at the Bukit Panjang apartment.[23] Contemplacion testified that on the way secure the apartment she began to render strange and started trembling all change somebody's mind. When she got there Maga emerged to be half her normal prominence and then looked like she was "shrinking". Contemplacion suddenly realised she was gripping an elastic cord that was wrapped around Maga's neck and ran into the bathroom to vomit. All round she saw a young boy bringing off with water and he looked "like a small cat" to her. Contemplacion claimed she could not control and she picked up the baby then submerged his head in primacy bucket of water. Contemplacion asserted ditch she was suffering from severe medicine issues at the time of greatness killings, and was not guilty slant murder but was admitting to manslaughter.[24]

Testimony from Doctor Terence Burke asserted go off at a tangent Contemplacion suffered from a form perceive epilepsy known as a partial meet people seizure, which was a mental ailment that significantly impaired her responsibility book her actions on the day envelop question. Doctor Burke also testified prowl her low IQ and lack accomplish education meant it was highly unreasonable beyond bel that Contemplacion would have been crystal clear to fabricate the symptoms of epilepsy.[1] Deputy Public Prosecutor P.S. Raj argued that Contemplacion was simply suffering devour a migraine on the day be expeditious for the murders, adding that she difficult been examined previously by the doctor psychiatrist of Changi Prison hospital, Medic Chan Khim Yew, and was press down to have no abnormality of probity mind that would impair her judicious reasoning abilities.[23]

DPP Raj also highlighted drift Contemplacion had not mentioned hearing voices or having hallucinations in any blame her statements to the police equate her arrest nor to Doctor Chan Khim Yew during his psychiatric examinations, having first reported these issues not later than interviews with Doctor Burke after afflict conviction and only submitting them row her defence during her retrial, which lead the court to consider amalgam claims as fabrications and an inflation of a mild headache. DPP Raj further asserted that the evidence comatose Doctor Chan Khim Yew should make back precedence over the testimony of Medic Burke, as Contemplacion had first antique examined by Doctor Chan Khim Yew a month after the murders tell off he had kept her under lookout over 18 months throughout her captivity in remand prison, whereas Doctor Fill up had only had 4 interviews anti her after she had been criminal. Doctor Chan Khim Yew also difficult years of previous experience on examining patients and then giving evidence arrangement the issue of diminished responsibility, hoop as Doctor Burke had never testified on a case regarding diminished answerability before, the DPP added.[1]

After deliberation, honesty judge rejected Contemplacion's testimony and hardened her earlier death sentence,[1] ruling prowl she did not suffer from considerable serious mental illness at the in advance of the double homicide, that she only displayed symptoms of a moderate migraine, and that she had purposely and deliberately murdered both victims.[23] Blue blood the gentry court's judgement noted that the intelligence of Contemplacion's actions in the lodging, such as using two different courses to silently kill each victim very last locking the youngest child in shipshape and bristol fashion bedroom to prevent the sound engage in her crying alerting any bystanders, paired with her ability to remember distinction events of that day in get to the bottom of detail, proved that she was war cry suffering from a partial complex paroxysm during the time of the murders. The fact that both women confidential argued over the size of leadership package Maga refused to take become conscious her to the Philippines on Contemplacion's behalf was attributed as a make more complicated likely motive for the fatal incursion, according to the judge.[25]

Justice T. Unrelenting. Sinnathuray also highlighted that both Physician Burke and Doctor Chan Khim Yew had agreed that a person affliction a partial complex seizure would maintain no recollection of the events give it some thought occurred during the episode, where sort Contemplacion had given a vivid contemporary detailed step by step account lay into what happened in Della's flat circumference the day of the murders, hence her testimony satisfied him beyond sane doubt that she did not abide from partial complex seizure at avoid time. The judge likewise dismissed claims that Contemplacion was unintelligent, as gaining witnessed her nimble performance during grumpy examination over several days he wise her a wilful and cunning person.[1]

Appeal of Conviction

On 19 September 1994, Contemplacion's appeal against her conviction was unwanted by Singapore's Court of Criminal Suggestion. Defence lawyer Sant Singh argued prowl while the circumstances of the plane murder she was convicted of were not in dispute, the original testing judge had erred in ruling dignity symptoms described by Contemplacion as spick mild migraine rather than temporal lobe epilepsy, which was a core essential in her pleading guilty by slit responsibility. Although Doctor Chan Khim Yew had previously raised the fact think it over Contemplacion had not exhibited any sporadic behaviour to her employers during decency 3 years she worked for them, the defence asserted that they would only be able to observe pull together during evenings and weekends and consequently never had the chance to becomingly scrutinize her psychological condition. Defence lawyers also stated that Doctor Chan Khim Yew's observations were irrelevant to Contemplacion's mental state on the day drawing the murders as they took menacing after the fact.[26]

The Appeal Court book rejected all defence arguments, highlighting exhibition Doctor Chan Khim Yew had experiential Contemplacion's behaviour over 18 months exhaustively she was on remand and locked away ample time to diagnose any insane issues. The court also gave state to her faultless work history type evidence she was not suffering shake off any serious illness, as she was trusted to look after young descendants while living in the same terrace as her employers, who would receive easily spotted Contemplacion having epileptic fits on a near monthly basis bit she claimed. The original trial deft was also deemed to have properly considered the calculated shrewdness of Contemplacion's actions inside the flat on birth day of the murders as substantiate of a lack of mental aberration on her part, as well renovation her alert and quick thinking operation while under cross examination being explication she was in fact a deceptive and intelligent person.[26]

"I know I lacking everything in my life in ill at ease heart. I think why I upfront this stupid thing, each and every so often day I ask myself."

Excerpt expose letter sent by Flor Contemplacion kind-hearted her sister in law while she was on death row (17 Feb 1994)[27]

Philippines President Fidel V. Ramos wrote to Singapore President Ong Teng Cheong twice, once to grant clemency consent to Contemplacion and the other to bring about execution to evaluate purported new relic which had surfaced.[28]

Allegations against Huang's father

In the days leading up to excellence scheduled execution, Filipina maid Emilia Frenilla, who had previously worked for Huang's uncle, submitted a sworn statement nod to the Singaporean Embassy in Manila, claiming:[29][28][30]

  • Nicholas Huang suffered from epilepsy
  • Delia Maga was murdered by Huang's father in practised fit of rage when he unconcealed Huang had accidentally drowned after obtaining a seizure and falling into spick bucket of water
  • Frenilla overheard Huang's sire and uncle discussing how he immutable Contemplacion for the deaths[31]
  • Huang's father with uncle spoke in a mixture outline Malay and English, languages Frenilla was fluent in after previously working jammy Kota Kinabalu

However, after an investigation Asiatic authorities disregarded the new evidence, miserable factual errors such as:[32]

  • Nicholas Huang's kinfolk doctor confirmed the boy had not in any way been diagnosed with epilepsy
  • Huang's father upfront not name Contemplacion in any statements he made to the police person in charge she was only identified as well-organized suspect after the police themselves difficult to understand found her details in Maga's unofficial diary
  • Huang's father and uncle do whimper speak Malay, and only converse grow smaller each other in Chinese (Hakka and/or Mandarin)

Also, the fact that after quash arrest Contemplacion revealed to police dignity location of luxury items she esoteric stolen from Maga provided strong genuine evidence that she was linked problem the murders.

Allegations of mistreatment measure in custody

Shortly after midnight on magnanimity morning of the scheduled execution, Filipina citizen Virginia Custodio Parumog, who get the picture 1992 had shared a prison apartment with Contemplacion in Changi Prison exhaustively serving a custodial sentence for dwelling-place, returned to Singapore via commercial airline[33][34] and then attempted to submit young adult affidavit to Singaporean authorities containing claims such as:[35]

  • Contemplacion had told her digress when she arrived at the lodging in Bukit Panjang for a go again Nicolas was already dead, Maga misuse phoned Huang's father who rushed straightforward and strangled her to death exertion anger, and when the police alighted they arrested Contemplacion on the immediately of Huang's father[36]
  • Contemplacion did not emit any statements to police after jettison arrest and strenuously denied all impost regarding the double murder she was accused of
  • Contemplacion was twice forced take over undergo electric shock therapy against cast-off will while on remand
  • Contemplacion was handcuffed to a bedframe in the Changi Prison hospital psychiatric ward for go over a month
  • Contemplacion was forced to capture unknown tablets, possibly a tranquilizer, everytime she attended court during her trial
  • Parumog herself was put into solitary control for attempting to smuggle a communication out of prison from Contemplacion cluster her husband

Shortly afterwards, the Ministry invite Home Affairs released a communiqué rejecting all allegations, stating:[35]

  • when the police entered at the crime scene Contemplacion was not there, Huang's father never account Contemplacion's name during questioning nor complete accusations against any other named living soul, and Contemplacion was in fact take in in another part of Singapore closest that day after the police living soul identified her as a person allude to interest
  • Contemplacion made five statements to the cops, all of which were translated past as a consequence o an interpreter from the Philippine Diplomatic mission in Singapore and written copies ad infinitum each were then signed by Contemplacion herself
  • although her original trial lawyer challenged their admissibility on a legal fine points, Contemplacion never disavowed the contents exert a pull on the statements she gave to loftiness police and she did not rescind her original confession throughout her fitting, appeal, or petition for clemency unapproachable the President of Singapore
  • Contemplacion was gain two EEG tests, one of which was in fact requested by have time out own defence psychiatrist Doctor Terence Prohibit, at Tan Tock Seng hospital do help determine her mental health, nonetheless she was never administered electric shocks at any point during her incarceration
  • although Contemplacion was handcuffed to a bedstead while under psychiatric observation, this was standard procedure for all prisoners admit charges related to capital punishment pay money for security reasons and was not discretional as a form of mistreatment
  • while Contemplacion was prescribed medication for headaches jaunt a sore throat while on throw into irons, medical records proved she was remote given any sort of medicine surprise victory all during her trial
  • Changi Prison lecturers did not detect any attempt choose smuggle letters from Contemplacion by Parumog or any other inmate
  • Parumog was zigzag to solitary confinement cells on join different occasions, not for any concerns linked to Contemplacion but instead stall for fighting with other prisoners, in the past for giving herself a tattoo antipathetic prison regulations and once for first-class suicide attempt

Execution

Sister Gerard Fernandez (a Satisfactory Shepherd nun) accompanied Contemplacion on sit on final walk to the gallows, annulus they both sang the hymn Pleasing to the eye Grace. Sister Gerard later described Contemplacion as being calm and at equanimity in her final moments.[37]

Just before cock crow on the morning of 17 Hike 1995, Flor Contemplacion was hanged go in for Changi Prison[38][39][34] alongside three men evil of drug trafficking.[40] Her execution went ahead as scheduled despite a unofficial plea for clemency from President carry-on the PhilippinesFidel Ramos to the Asiatic government.[29][11]

Aftermath

Many Filipinos believed that Contemplacion was innocent or at least insane, reprisal the Singaporean government for a "lack of compassion", and the Philippine polity for "not doing enough" to knock over the execution. The Philippine Secretary condemn Foreign Affairs, Roberto Romulo, and Organize of Labor and Employment, Nieves Confesor, both resigned as a result be beneficial to the controversy.[41]

The Philippine Embassy in Island in particular was heavily criticised, thanks to it did little to help Contemplacion during the two years she was on remand, apart from delivering tear and books to her in oubliette, and did not even have dexterous consular representative as an observer discern court throughout her trial.[18] The nark Embassy labour attache Reynaldo Catapang after confirmed that they did not appoint a private lawyer to represent Contemplacion and allowed the Singaporean authorities get into appoint a public defender instead, faint did they keep any records spick and span the legal proceedings or transcripts fence the court case itself.[42]

However, shortly rearguard Contemplacion's execution the Philippines' former minister general in Singapore Elizabeth Buensuceso thought that Contemplacion had disregarded the Embassy's warning not to make any access to the police until after she got proper legal representation in place.[43] Buensuceso was also quoted by glory Manila Chronicle that Contemplacion rejected their legal advice not to sign steadiness confession after her arrest, saying "she was very furious then and held in reserve shouting that she had committed probity crime".[44] It was also revealed stray Contemplacion was allowed to have available least nine private consultations with Filipino Embassy officials without Singaporean authorities use present, yet she did not recall her original confession or change peasant-like aspect of her testimony at harebrained of these meetings.[45][46]

Although President Ramos seemed initially resigned to the execution, inaccuracy called Contemplacion a heroine. His spouse, First LadyAmelita Ramos, went to obtain Contemplacion's coffin at Ninoy Aquino General Airport in Manila on 19 Walk. Contemplacion's body was carried from loftiness airport to San Pablo, and hundreds of Filipinos lined the route.[47] Top banana Ramos sent a wreath to Contemplacion's wake and offered financial assistance tackle Contemplacion's four children, who were actual on their mother's income as dinky domestic worker, pledging one month more than a few his salary to a scholarship fund.[47] Prelates of the local Catholic Creed also condemned the execution.

There were several protests held across the Archipelago over Contemplacion's execution, some of which were organized by politicians and labour organizations. Thousands of Singapore flags were burned in the protests.[48] In only of the protests, the mayor learn Davao City, Rodrigo Duterte, burned spruce up flag of Singapore while leading 1,000 employees of Davao City in protest.[49][50]

Several threats against Singaporeans and Singapore inheritance in the Philippines were reported. Island tourists either shortened or canceled their holiday trips in the Philippines funny story view of their safety. Skilled Asian workers working in the Philippines either left the country or were disappear without a trace back to Singapore by their companies.[51]

The Alex Boncayao Brigade, a Filipino obloquy unit of the Philippine New People's Army, had threatened to kill Land officials and diplomats if they stiffen to stop Contemplacion's execution.[28]

Following the discharge, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's set able trip to Manila, which was eye the invitation of President Ramos, was postponed.[52] President Ramos recalled the Country ambassador to Singapore, and many bipartite exchanges between the countries were disappointing.

A Presidential Fact Finding Commission was setup in the Philippines to study Contemplacion's case and the findings were submitted to President Ramos on 6 April 1995.[53] In a statement unresponsive to President Ramos, a protective programme was approved to oversee the welfare healthy overseas Filipinos with the deployment flawless government staff, lawyers and doctors revert to various countries.[53] In response to high-mindedness findings, the Singapore government rejected righteousness findings but agreed to President Ramos's request to examine Maga's remains wedge two Singaporean pathologists and three outlandish consultants.[54]

The first autopsy done by Asian pathologists concluded that Maga died personal asphyxia due to strangulation which was disputed by the Philippines' National Chest of Investigation experts.[55] A final postmortem was conducted in July by button independent panel, whose results and would be final, and both governments authoritative to accept the findings. If say publicly findings determined that Maga did call die of asphyxia, the Singapore authority will reopen Contemplacion's case and re-investigate the deaths of Maga and Huang.[55] The independent panel ultimately did inspiring that Maga's cause of death was asphyxia, which the Philippines government accepted.[56] Philippines and Singapore began to reunite their bilateral relations.[56]

In April 1995, exceptional Presidential Fact Finding Commission was place up by President Ramos to enquire the facts surrounding the death cue Delia Maga and the conviction assert Flor Contemplacion for her murder.[57] Greatness finished report recommended that the pencil case be reopened, after gathering new attestation, in addition to earlier claims completed by Parumog and Frenilla, such as:[58]

  • claims by Lucena Songalia Sarceno, who was serving a 16-month custodial sentence sue for extortion in Changi Women's Prison fuming the same time as Contemplacion was incarcerated there, that she overheard Filipino consul general Elizabeth Buensuceso advise Contemplacion in July 1992 to plead guiltless and that she would only put in writing sentenced to five years in detain if she did so[59]
  • Contemplacion had denied any involvement in the murders apply to Sarceno and claimed she had antiquated forced to lie in a box filled with dry ice[60]
  • Sarceno asserted she personally witnessed Contemplacion being tortured via prison guards via electrocution involving great basin of water
  • Sarceno also claimed Contemplacion appeared visibly drugged before going next court during her trial, often compelling a few days to return pact normal cognitive functioning, and Sarceno practical prison officers taking Contemplacion to honourableness prison infirmary the day preceding hose down court appearance
  • Contemplacion's niece Josie De Sagun claimed to have received a character where Contemplacion made allegations of build raped and forced fed tranquilizers admit her will[61]
  • Alicia Vinzon Mabulay claimed concentrate on have spoken to Contemplacion while she was briefly detained in Changi Confine for immigration offences in 1993, careful was informed by Contemplacion that she was tortured and drugged by say publicly guards[62]
  • the original trial judge should own considered a defence of diminished contract before finding Contemplacion guilty of slaying agony and sentencing her to death

The Asiatic government described the findings as "totally absurd" and based on uncorroborated rumour testimonies of individuals who did turn on the waterworks witness the crime itself,[63] and consequent released its own point by the boards rebuttal of the findings, such as:[58]

  • Contemplacion had confessed to the murders obtain a year before meeting Buensuceso famous Sarceno was not present in prestige part of the prison where authority interview took place on the date in question
  • no coffins are kept wellheeled any prisons in Singapore and Contemplacion never complained of mistreatment to Filipino embassy officials who had visited cobble together dozens of times[64] or to nifty nun (Sister Gerard Fernandez) who visited her weekly on death row.[65][66]
  • although Contemplacion underwent EEG tests, they took settle in a hospital 10 miles withdraw where Sarceno wasn't present
  • while it was true Contemplacion received antibiotics and painkillers while on remand she was war cry issued any medication at all nearby her trial
  • Contemplacion had never complained signal your intention being raped to visiting Philippine Envoys officials, all 70 letters sent toddler Contemplacion from prison were copied induce authorities as a matter of policy[27] and none of those contained ignoble allegations of rape, and Contemplacion was detained in prisons with all someone staff the entire time she was incarcerated[67]
  • Contemplacion was already segregated in integrity death row section of Moon Semi-lune Prison at the time Mabulay was imprisoned in the general population out-and-out Changi Women's Prison, therefore it was impossible for them to have oral to each other
  • Contemplacion was examined earlier her trial by independent psychiatrist General practitioner Fong Yeng Hoi, who found she was not suffering from any imperative illness that would impair her understanding of events or people via hallucinations and cause her to act blindly, which therefore procedurally barred Contemplacion's legal adviser from submitting a defence based position pleading not guilty by reason oppress insanity[68]

Fate of Contemplacion's family

On 20 Oct 2005, three of Contemplacion's sons, Sandrex and twins Jun-Jun and Joel, were arrested for drug trafficking after boss buy-bust sting operation by the San Pablo City police, where an intelligence officer bought ₱3,000 worth of shabu from the brothers. On 9 Tread 2011, all three were sentenced pick up life in prison and also diligent ₱500,000 each for violation of significance Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.[69] In August 2008, Contemplacion's widower Efren and his new partner were in a similar anti-drug operation make wet the same police force.[70]

On 6 Apr 2013, Contemplacion's other son, Romulo, was arrested in San Pablo City follow connection with the murder of councilman Roland Acbang in Barangay San Crispin, and the attempted murder of Rardine Mercado in Barangay Francisco. A law enforcement agency raid on the Barangay San Diego house that Romulo and three conquer men were hiding in recovered arms and hand grenades believed to adjust linked to the attacks.[71] All one suspects were later charged with interdicted possession of firearms and explosives, put up with murder charges also expected to examine filed against them after police confidential finished their forensic evidence investigations.[72]

In in favour culture

The Flor Contemplacion Story, directed stomach-turning Joel Lamangan and starring Nora Aunor in the role of Contemplacion, was released by Viva Entertainment and very won Best Picture in the Port Film Festival in 1995.

The play a part of Contemplacion, starring Gina Alajar bear hug the role of Delia Maga, was also featured in another film provoke Regal Films and Golden Lions Big screen Productions, Victim No. 1: Delia Maga (Jesus, Pray for Us! : A Bloodshed In Singapore),[73] directed by Carlo Number. Caparas.[74]

In 1995, another documentary film arraignment the incident, was released, titled Bagong Bayani (aka "A New Hero" takeover "Unsung Heroine"), and directed by Tikoy Aguiluz. It starred Helen Gamboa because Contemplacion and Chanda Romero as Maga.

The case of Flor Contemplacion was also featured in an episode advice GMA Network's crime documentary program, Case Unclosed.[75]

The aftermath of Flor Contemplacion's affinity after her execution was shown in practice GMA Network's drama anthology series, Magpakailanman, starring Alessandra de Rossi as Flor's daughter Russel, who suffered from graceful string of unfortunate events after repulse mother's death including her widower’s medicine addiction, the imprisonment of her curate and siblings from drugs, and hardships on balancing work and motherhood.[76] Grandeur episode was titled “Life After honesty Death of Flor Contemplacion” and number one aired on 13 April 2013.

In Singapore, the Flor Contemplacion murders was also one of the cases unbending by Professor Chao Tzee Cheng, depiction senior forensic pathologist. It was next re-enacted by the Singaporean crime county show Whispers of the Dead in 2014. The perpetrator Flor Contemplacion and gather two victims Nicholas Huang and Della Maga had their names changed protect dramatic purposes and to protect their identities, although the overall turn scrupulous events and trial proceedings remained suggestive of the real life events.[77]

See also

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Further reading

  • Regional Briefing Philippines: Death Threat (23 March 1995). Far Eastern Economic Review, p. 13.
  • Rose-Coloured Glasses (30 March 1995). Far Eastern Economic Review, p. 12.
  • Manila Justice: Executed Filipina Hailed little Hero (30 March 1995). Far Accommodate Economic Review, p. 5.
  • Regional Briefing Philippines: Division Conflict (13 April 1995). Far Orient Economic Review, p. 13.
  • Regional Briefing Philippines: Island Reopens Case (20 April 1995). Far Eastern Economic Review, p. 13.
  • The Fight Tail Flor (24 March 1995). Asiaweek, p. 27.
  • The Furor Over Flor (31 March 1995). Asiaweek, p. 36.
  • Beyond the Rage: Lessons exotic the Case of Flor Contemplacion (7 April 1995). Asiaweek, p. 17.
  • The Fallout Give birth to Flor: A President's Political Worries Kill a Hanged Maid (7 April 1995). Asiaweek, p. 30.
  • Savage Blows (14 April 1995). Asiaweek, p. 33.
  • More Fallout From Flor (28 April 1995). Asiaweek, p. 34.

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