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Student found dead

/ 09:01 AM December 21, 2012

A 19-year-old nursing student was found dead with a gunshot wound in the head in what police believed is a case of suicide in barangay Sabang, Danao City, northern Cebu.

Niña Carresa Armecin, a third year student of a Cebu City university, was found by her mother sprawled in her bedroom past 6 p.m. Wednesday.

A caliber .45 pistol and an empty shell were found beside the body, police said.

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PO3 Marlon Remullo, investigator of the Danao police, said they theorized that the woman was pregnant and that she was afraid to inform her parents of her condition.

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The victim’s family told police they were not aware if the woman had a boyfriend or had been hounded by personal problems.

The victim’s mother told police that she left home to attend a novena in the neighborhood. The victim was left alone at home.

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Neighbors told police that they heard a gunshot but ignored it.

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The victim was earlier seen driving a motorcycle and was headed for barangay Suba.

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Police said they suspect that the victim went to Suba to get a gun.

The case will be investigated further, police said.

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TAGS: Crime, Suicide

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