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BOHOL: Women’s rights advocate Liezelda Cunado

Fact Sheet
Name of victim: Liezelda Cunado
Profession: Development worker and municipal coordinator of Gabriela Women’s Party
Date and place of incident: April 3, 2006 in Brgy. Panadtaran, Candijay, Bohol

By verafiles

Mar 14, 2011

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Fact Sheet

Name of victim: Liezelda Cunado

Profession: Development worker and municipal coordinator of Gabriela Women’s Party

Date and place of incident: April 3, 2006 in Brgy. Panadtaran, Candijay, Bohol

Name of suspect: Joel Bayron

Status of investigation:  Ongoing trial

On April 3, at about 2 a.m., Cunado and her husband Gerry were awakened by the suspect and his wife who were shouting in front of the victims’ house, calling them communists and terrorists.

The couple came out to settle the matter. A few minutes later, they were shot. Liezelda died while Gerry survived the attack.

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