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Harlene Delgado

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<p>MANILA -- The suspect behind the killing of overseas Filipino worker Dafnie Nacalaban in Kuwait has been convicted by a Kuwaiti court, the Department of Migrant Workers reported. </p><p>DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the court handed down a 14-year sentence against the perpetrator. </p><p>&quot;Dafnie Nacalaban, siya &#x27;yung nakita sa isang hardin sa Kuwait early this year. Nagkaroon ng paglilitis sa salarin, mainly dun sa taong itinuro na may dahilan ng kanyang pagkapaslang at ang hatol ng Kuwait courts ay 14 na taon na pagkakakulong,&quot; Cacdac told reporters in an interview Wednesday, October 15. </p><p>(Dafnie Nacalaban was found in a garden in Kuwait earlier this year. There was a trial for the primary suspect, and the Kuwait court sentenced them to 14 years in jail.)</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/19/dmw-in-coordination-with-kuwaiti-authorities-over-case-of-slain-ofw-2232">READ: DMW in coordination with Kuwaiti authorities over case of slain OFW</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/18/kuwaiti-national-confesses-to-killing-filipina-domestic-helper-dmw-1410">READ: Kuwaiti national confesses to killing Filipina domestic helper -- DMW</a></div><p>Nacalaban had been working in Kuwait for five years and had reportedly left her employer in October, the DMW earlier said. </p><p>Three accomplices were also sentenced to serve one year imprisonment each.</p><p>&quot;Ito na &#x27;yung mga hindi kaagad isiniwalat &#x27;yung pagkalagay sa kanya sa hardin dun sa bahay na &#x27;yun &#x27;yung may pagkaalam, &#x27;yung may personal na pagkaalam ng nangyari. Nahatulan ng tig-isang taon yung 3 accomplices,&quot; Cacdac noted. </p><p>(The accomplices did not immediately reveal what happened to her. The three accomplices were each sentenced to one year in prison.)</p><p>Cacdac extended his gratitude to the Kuwaiti authorities for the full cooperation.</p><p>&quot;The processes may still not be over in terms of the possibility of appeal but already we are thankful to the Kuwaiti authorities for the judgement that delivers justice to Dafne and her family,&quot; he said. </p><p>Cacdac vowed that they will continue to monitor the situation on the part of their lawyers who work closely with the Kuwaiti prosecutorial authorities. </p><p>The DMW chief added that he personally met Nacalaban&#x27;s husband and teenage daughter and assured them of support and assistance.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uDZhmKDG9OI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The suspect behind the killing of overseas Filipino worker Dafnie Nacalaban in Kuwait has been convicted by a Kuwaiti court, the Department of Migrant Workers reported. </p>

The suspect behind the killing of overseas Filipino worker Dafnie Nacalaban in Kuwait has been convicted by a Kuwaiti court, the Department of Migrant Workers reported.

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Kuwaiti killer of OFW convicted to 14 years of jail time – DMW

Harlene Delgado,

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Published October 15, 2025 06:44 PM PHT

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Updated October 15, 2025 07:52 PM PHT

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