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2nd autopsy on Christine Dacera finished but details confidential, says family friend

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Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: The remains of Christine Dacera are being loaded to a PAL Express flight which her family is riding to General Santos City<br/><br/>(📸 Rhona Rosario) <a href="https://t.co/1HO93k6o7A">pic.twitter.com/1HO93k6o7A</a></p>— Anjo Bagaoisan (@anjo_bagaoisan) <a href="https://twitter.com/anjo_bagaoisan/status/1346970594017832961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA - Before being flown to her hometown of General Santos City on Thursday morning, the body of Christine Dacera was submitted to a second autopsy in the ongoing probe to determine the cause of the flight attendant&#x27;s death on New Year&#x27;s Day.</p><p>Family friend Dr. Marichi Ramos confirmed this to reporters on Thursday before she joined Dacera&#x27;s family members at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 for their flight to the southern Philippines.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/06/21/suspect-in-dacera-case-new-year-party-companions-were-gay-had-no-reason-to-hurt-her">Suspect in Dacera case: New Year party companions were gay, had no reason to hurt her</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ramos says Dacera&#x27;s family leaves to the PNP the investigation on the flight attendants death.<br/><br/>She confirmed a 2nd autopsy has been done on the body but says its results are confidential.<br/><br/>(📹 Rap Rodriguez) <a href="https://t.co/LKZQ09YFvQ">pic.twitter.com/LKZQ09YFvQ</a></p>— Anjo Bagaoisan (@anjo_bagaoisan) <a href="https://twitter.com/anjo_bagaoisan/status/1346970713475883009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>However, she said the results of this re-autopsy would be confidential after the first results of the police&#x27;s autopsy were leaked publicly.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1wbasfO3590?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Ramos added more witnesses are being tapped for the police&#x27;s investigation, which she said the family has put its confidence in.</p><p>&quot;The family has decided to leave it up to the PNP to do further investigation. Although we have a lot of witnesses that&#x27;s coming forward, and alam naman namin right from the very start there were a lot of irregularities and inconsistencies. So we leave it up to the PNP to be able to assess kung ano talaga ang nangyari,&quot; said Ramos.</p><p>A preliminary investigation is set for January 13, for which Dacera&#x27;s family members and friends have been busy preparing documents before going home.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/05/21/family-of-flight-attendant-found-dead-eyes-raps-vs-makati-hotel-more-suspects">&#x27;Many loose ends&#x27;: Family eyes raps vs Makati hotel, more suspects over flight attendant&#x27;s death</a></li></ul><p>The family will hold a 2 day wake before Dacera&#x27;s burial, amid still unanswered questions surrounding her death.</p><p>Police continue to stick with the angle of Dacera being raped the night she died, but suspects deny this.</p><p>It was a long night for the family and relatives which included the release of 3 suspects in the custody of Makati Police and a private wake for Dacera inside the police headquarters at Camp Crame.</p><p>Dacera&#x27;s aunt, Rhona Rosario, said they hardly caught any sleep overnight, since they decided to go straight to the airport after checking in Dacera&#x27;s remains at the cargo terminal.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dacera&#x27;s family members already boarded their flight for General Santos City, where another wake will be held for Christine Dacera<br/><br/>(📸: Rhona Rosario) <a href="https://t.co/3sEOeCdluA">pic.twitter.com/3sEOeCdluA</a></p>— Anjo Bagaoisan (@anjo_bagaoisan) <a href="https://twitter.com/anjo_bagaoisan/status/1346972422319210496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>They already checked in at NAIA Terminal 2, five hours before the scheduled flight to General Santos City at 8:15 a.m.</p><p>The family also refused to give comment on the Makati prosecutor&#x27;s resolution releasing the 3 suspects Wednesday, saying they would leave it to their lawyers.</p><p>Ramos added family members are prepared to return to Manila in the coming days to help in the investigation.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jiGtBtayJ1E?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>MANILA - Before being flown to her hometown of General Santos City on Thursday morning, the body of Christine Dacera was submitted to a second autopsy in the ongoing probe to determine the cause of the flight attendant's death on New Year's Day.</p>

MANILA - Before being flown to her hometown of General Santos City on Thursday morning, the body of Christine Dacera was submitted to a second autopsy in the ongoing probe to determine the cause of the flight attendant's death on New Year's Day.

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2nd autopsy on Christine Dacera finished but details confidential, says family friend

Anjo Bagaoisan,

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Published Jan 07, 2021 09:55 AM PHT

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Updated Jan 07, 2021 10:15 AM PHT

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