Man who butchered 2 women in Talisay City gets 80 years in jail

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Regional Trial Court Branch 23 Judge Generosa Labra has convicted Richard Gudelosao for killing and mutilating the bodies of two women in Talisay City in 2008.

The chopped bodies of Eva Mae Peligro, 24, and her cousin Gwendolyn Balasta, 26, were placed inside garbage bags and dumped in various locations in cities of Talisay and Naga and Minglanilla town.

Police investigation showed that the two were strangled before they were mutilated inside their house in a private subdivision in Talisay City on July 24, 2008.

Gudelosao was found guilty of the double murder charge against him and was meted a jail term of up to 80 years.

His girlfriend, Jean Antonette Medalle, was cleared by the court. In 2012, Jojo Cellar, a third suspect in the killing, admitted involvement in the crime and was sentenced 20 to 40 years in prison.

Police said the murders stemmed from bitter relations between Gudelosao and Peligro, the fiancée of his brother