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Katrina Domingo

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MANILA -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday said that the prime suspect in the killing of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) — whose remains were found decomposing in Kuwait — has already confessed to authorities in the middle eastern country.The victim, identified as Dafnie Nacalaban, was found buried in the backyard of the suspect in late 2024, after the sibling of the suspect reported the crime to Kuwaiti authorities.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/2/missing-ofw-found-dead-in-kuwait-0912">READ: Missing OFW found dead in Kuwait</a></div>&quot;We have valid reports coming to my office that there was a confession on the part of the prime suspect,&quot; DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said in a news forum.&quot;Wala masyadong detalye pa kasi kaya inaantay natin yung report. We still don&#x27;t know those particular matters,&quot; he said when asked for further details.&quot;May iba-ibang stories on the background of the prime suspect so we will await the police report,&quot; he said.Kuwaiti authorities have detained the prime suspect, along with his wife, father and younger sibling, the DMW chief said.&quot;We are still awaiting the news on the action of the indictment,&quot; he said.&quot;We are really looking out for seeking justice for Dafnie Nacalaban.&quot;Nacalaban has been working in Kuwait for five years, and had reportedly left her employer in October, the DMW earlier said.The Filipina&#x27;s remains were found in a heavily decomposed state inside the house of a Kuwaiti citizen on December 31 after the alleged perpetrator was turned over by his brother.Nacalaban&#x27;s killing is the latest in a spate of brutal OFW deaths in Kuwait.In recent years, other OFWs who made headlines for their brutal demise include <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/09/14/23/jullebee-ranaras-killer-sentenced-to-15-year-imprisonment">Jullebee Ranara</a>, who was found burned in a desert, and <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/09/10/19/joanna-demafelis-family-seeks-death-sentence-for-ofws-killers">Joanna Demafelis</a>, whose body was stuffed into a freezer.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been informed of the case, and the government is studying if it should ban anew the deployment of OFWs to the middle eastern country, Cacdac said.There are some 215,000 OFWs in Kuwait, the third largest employer of Filipino workers in the Gulf region, following Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/16/dmw-eyes-suspending-deployment-to-kuwait-following-ofw-s-death-2130">READ: DMW eyes suspending deployment to Kuwait following OFW&#x27;s death</a></div>

The DMW on Saturday said that the prime suspect in the killing of an OFW — whose remains were found decomposing in Kuwait — has already confessed to authorities in the middle eastern country.

The DMW on Saturday said that the prime suspect in the killing of an OFW — whose remains were found decomposing in Kuwait — has already confessed to authorities in the middle eastern country.

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Kuwaiti national confesses to killing Filipina domestic helper: DMW

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 18, 2025 02:10 PM PHT

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Updated January 18, 2025 02:11 PM PHT

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