‘Woman in pink’ who attacked UST student identified

Three more women have been charged in connection with the stabbing and wounding of a University of Santo Tomas (UST) student on the Far Eastern University (FEU) campus in Manila on Oct. 2.

Those charged with frustrated murder on Wednesday in the Manila Prosecutor’s Office were Aprille Borromeo, Danica Suba and Danica Ortega.

Joanne Lourdes Reyes told the police that she was first sprayed with tear gas by a woman dressed in pink before several others ganged up on her and stabbed her. She suffered six stab wounds, most of them in the back.

Based on the footage taken by a closed circuit television camera installed on the FEU campus, the police identified the woman in pink as Borromeo.

So far, six people have linked to the attack on Reyes. First to be charged was Ma. Christine Acosta, a graduating nursing student of FEU. Two other women tagged in the stabbing have yet to be identified.

Reyes told the police that she had been invited by a friend to watch a film competition at FEU on Oct. 2. While in the hallway of the science building, a group of women approached her and her friend, sprayed them with tear gas and then stabbed Reyes who was wearing a UST shirt.

SPO3 Genesis Aliling of the Manila Police District Sampaloc station, meanwhile, said that they have been forced to resort to other ways to identify the suspects as witnesses and Reyes have refused to help them in their investigation. With Rima Granali