Muslim girl raped, robbed and murdered in Maguindanao

I received a report from the Investigative team for Peace in Mindanao. This story is very disturbing.

A girl in her teens was found raped, robbed and killed at the swampy areas of Barangay Pagatin, Datu Saudi Uy Ampatuan in Maguindanao during early Friday night of July 17.

The cadaver of Rahima Lasid (also called Aisa) 15, who had just returned home from overseas contract employment was found at a banca with multiple wounds on her head believed to be caused by hard object her assailant/s had mercilessly used against her in crushing her skull.

Her mother recounted that Rahima asked permission that night to go to a comfort place at the swampy areas. As she has been doing since her return, she rode a banca alone and went to a distant to shield herself of the dark while answering the call of nature.

Alarmed by Rahima’s failure to return back after lapse of hours, her mother pursued her immediately and reached for the area she usually gets to when she eases herself. She then found her daughter lying dead at the banca she boarded just while ago with jewelleries and other personal possessions stolen.

As of this writing, Rahima’s rape and murder case has not yet hit the local news. Even worse, it is still uncertain whether there is a blotter of her case at the local PNP of the municipality for record, let alone for investigation purposes.