Girl, 6, murdered

[purple]

this is very very bad...I can only pray for the poor little girl.

[fred]

this is very very bad...I can only pray for the poor little girl.

First thing I will prey for is that the little girl and her family receive Justice..
The way the police are handling this case,it l ooks pretty doubtful.
Fortunately the NBI might have different ideas and seem at present to be doing a good job...However..From the wasted time the PNP have spent on trying to implicate this Norwegian man and his fiance it looks like the NBI`s investigation could be severely compromised..
Time will tell..
In the mean time I will be double checking that my kids will not be let out by security guards till I pick them up!!
Onli in di Pilipins!!

[David House]

Our house in Cebu is about 500 metres away from the school where Ella Joy was abducted. We drive past every day and have been closely following this story. Last week we were in both the Minglanilla and Talisay police stations making reports on suspicious activities we had witnessed, which may, or may not be, related.

Most of the ex pats living here knew they had held the wrong man immediately, as he has a cast iron alibi. He is still being held, after a spell in hospital, interventions by the Governor and a failed writ to get him released. He may be offered bail, but intends to refuse as he has committed no crime. It is now generally accepted that he will be released on Wednesday.

The problem is that in the meantime there appears to be very little activity going on to try to find the actual killers, who by now are probably half a world away. Many local people continue to believe that the police have done a great job in finding the killers so quickly and are going to be very angry when they are released on what most will feel is a "technicality". When you know that 300,000 pesos reward money is on offer to those who help secure a conviction you can understand why some kids might be encouraged to point their fingers!

Many of us are now feeling more than a little nervous as well as distressed that the little girl will not receive justice.

There are lessons for anyone either living or visiting the Philippines. You really cannot expect the same standards of justice here and need to watch your back all the time.