Man accused of rape commits suicide

By Felipe V. Celino 

ROXAS CITY, Capiz— A 29-year-old man who was accused of sexually molesting a woman committed suicide Sunday morning inside his house in Pontevedra, Capiz.

Staff Sergeant Rhea Batuigas, Pontevedra Municipal Police Station investigator, said Dodoy (not his real name) was observed to be depressed after he was accused of rape.

Batuigas claimed that Dodoy told his wife that it was better to die than to be jailed.

Before the incident, Dodoy’s wife went out to ask for leave from her employer.

She later found her lifeless husband hanging from their ceiling when she returned.

The Department of Health has constantly reminded those who have problems or those who knew individuals who are at risk of committing suicides that they could seek help mental health crisis intervention:

The suicide prevention hotline of the Center for Health Development – Western Visayas:

1-800-10-333-8336

09985324047

09255469919

WVSUMC – 3202431 loc. 162 or 209

3292360

WVMC – 3211797 loc. 186

5037708

PMHU – 5298109