Ramona “Mara” Bautista left the country on her own for fear of her life, her mother said on Sunday.
“Para po sa kaliwanagan ng lahat, my daughter left the country on her own for fear of her life. It was a decision made by her and her alone as a mature, married woman. And I respect her decision,”
Genelyn Magsasay said, reading a prepared statement aired on television.
“Good enough she did not leave without shedding light to what transpired on that fateful day of October 28 of which she was a direct eye witness to the brutal killing of my son and her brother, Ramgen,’ Magsaysay said.
“And therefore, my daughter Ramona has the direct personal knowledge of the incident. She’s a state witness, not alleged brutal killer,” she added.
Ramona was at the family’s house in Paranaque when Ramgen was stabbed to death last October 28. Ramgen’s girlfriend, Janelle Manahan, was also shot but she survived.
Ramgen’s younger brother, Ramon Joseph RJ, was later tagged by other suspects as the mastermind in the killing and was immediately arrested by the police while Ramona was charged in court as an accomplice to the crime.
Ramona quietly left the country Friday night.