18-Year Old Shot Dead By A Man She Met On Facebook BY RON ESTUR – OCTOBER 26, 2013 POSTED IN: FEATURED, PHILIPPINE NEWS, PHILIPPINES MANILA, Philippines – It was another case of an ‘eyeball’ gone wrong and fatal, and may this be a warning to everyone, especially to young people who are mostly vulnerable to online predators. An 18-year old high school student, Cheryl Dacillo, of Brgy. Langka, Meycauayan was allegedly shot in the head by a man she only met on Facebook. The suspect, identified by the police as Cedrick Martin, 19 years old and resident of Brgy. Caloong 1, Valenzuela City immediately fled the crime scene after the incident and is now being hunted by authorities. The two were said to have arranged an ‘eyeball’ Thursday afternoon, Oct. 24 after meeting online and Dacillo agreed to go to the place where the suspect was staying, in the same city. According to a witness, a friend of Cheryl Dacillo, who was in the same room with the suspect and the victim when the shooting happened at 4:00 pm, the two were just talking while sitting on the bed when she heard the gunshot. Dacillo was hit in the forehead and was immediately taken to Valenzuela General Hospital by concerned bystanders. She succumbed to the gunshot wound later while being treated. Police investigators are looking at an angle of accidental shooting as the eyewitness testified that she didn’t hear any argument that ensued between the two before the gun went off. The victim’s mother, Pretzel Dacillo told investigators that her daughter asked her permission to go out and attend a school program. She never thought that Cheryl lied and was actually planning to meet Martin, according to the mother. The victim just turned 18 a week ago. Also according to the police, the gun used in the shooting was an improvised .22 caliber handgun resembling a sub-machine gun. The witness further testified that while sitting on the bed, Cedrick reached for the gun which was being kept on top of a drawer beside them. A few minutes later, the witness heard the shot. Police has yet to establish who is the owner of the gun found in the crime scene. Investigations are on-going and police are calling for the suspect, Cedrick Martin, to surrender and shed light on what actually happened. Meanwhile, authorities once again cautioned everyone, especially teenagers to be very careful and not to easily fall prey to people they meet online to avoid meeting the same fate.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 06:35:01 +0000
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