Suspected rapist shot dead in Pangasinan

Mangaldan, Pangasinan (Google maps)

DAGUPAN CITY — A man who was facing a rape complaint has been shot dead in Mangaldan town in Pangasinan province, police said.

John Senin, 50, was driving his tricycle when he was attacked by motorcycle-riding gunmen at 10:05 a.m., on Sunday (May 28). in Barangay (village) Lanas.

Responding policemen found Senin unconscious at the crime scene with several gunshot wounds and a piece of paper with the message: “Rapist kasi ako kaya ganito ang napala ko (I am a rapist so this is what I
deserve).”

Senin was taken to a hospital in Mapandan town but a doctor there declared him dead on arrival.

Police said Senin was charged with statutory rape last May 23 at the provincial prosecutor’s office in Dagupan City.  SFM