Ricky Esguerra Fact Finding Email

You are all probably aware that a Filipina was murdered in a rich mansion where she worked as "housekeeper" / caregiver in Mississauga. Our group in the Migrante network has been in touch with family here and in Hongkong (mother works there as domestic worker). We are forming a Jocelyn Dulnuan support committee with other organizations - the Community Alliance for Social Justice (CASJ), the Philippine Independence Day Committee (PIDC), Siklab-Ontario, the Ifugao organization, etc. and are meeting this afternoon for this.

Will AWARE/Gabay be part of this endeavour?

Some news items:

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/263137 Maid found dead in mansionPolice say they have reason to suspect foul play after housekeeperfound dead in MississaugaOct 03, 2007 04:30 AM Bob Mitchell Staff ReporterA 27-year-old woman working as a maid was found dead Monday night in a Mississauga mansion. Police won't say where the woman's body was found or how she died, butinvestigative sources said the housekeeper was found dead in her livingquarters in the basement of the massive two-storey home on Doulton Place."At approximately 5 p.m., a call was placed by a homeowner indicatingthat they had come home and discovered a 27-year-old female deceased intheir home," said Const. Adam Minnion. He said police have reason to suspect foul play, "given the circumstances surrounding the death." Neighbours said a renovation truck had been seen at the home earlier inthe day. Several also said they were told a woman called police after finding the body. They believed the caller's husband was out of town onbusiness."No arrests have been made. There are no suspects. Upon speaking withthe inspector of homicide there have been no names or suggestions of persons (put forward)," Minnion said. "It's a really large crime scene and we're still trying to analyze allof it."Police expect to release the victim's name sometime today once her next of kin have been notified. A neighbour said the housekeeper wasoriginally from the Philippines.The home, situated at the end of a cul-de-sac, was cordoned off withyellow police tape throughout the day. Two large carved lions stood in front of the gated stucco home, as if guarding the entrance."The entire home is considered a crime scene," said Peel homicide Insp.Norm English.Parked in the home's expansive driveway, in front of the pillared entrance to the front doors, were a Nissan Infiniti and a BMW SUV.Police aren't releasing any details about the homeowners, includingtheir names. But according to various sources, Dr. Jaya Chanchlani, her husband, Vasu, and children Tina, Soni and Neil live at the home, which was boughtnew in 2004.Neighbours said the husband worked in an import-export business. However, they also described the family as being "very private" and said they were rarely seen."I haven't seen them in ages," said Carolyn Milton, who lives next doorto the crime scene. "I don't know if they've even been home. Even thekids." Milton and neighbour Karen Stewart said finding out that someone hadbeen killed so close to their homes was extremely upsetting, even thoughpolice told them they shouldn't be alarmed."They said they weren't looking for an intruder," Milton said. "It's still shocking. It's hard not to be alarmed when you're right next door."Numerous police cars arrived at the scene soon after the discovery ofthe slain woman, neighbours said.Police spent several hours talking to residents and are still interviewing people who were in the area. Several nearby homes were alsoundergoing renovations at the time of the slaying."I was home all day," Milton said. "I never heard anything."Milton said she didn't know the housekeeper and had no idea when shesaw her last.With files from Robyn Doolittle* * * * *http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=6dbda404-2e45-4c91-9246-c189da4e82f0&k=71572Maid found dead at estateProfessional couple are private, neighbours say Natalie Alcoba, National Post, with files from Zosia Bielski and KaronLiuPublished: Wednesday, October 03, 2007MISSISSAUGA - A palatial mansion overlooking the Credit River is thescene of a murder investigation after a maid was found dead inside the home.Police have not revealed how the 27-year-old Filipina woman died, butshe was discovered late on Monday afternoon by one of the homeowners.Constable Samantha Nulle, with Peel Regional Police, described the incident as "isolated" and said the public's safety had not been at risk.Police did not release the name of the deceased yesterday as they workedto notify her family. There was no information about a possible suspect.View Larger ImagePolice investigate a crime scene in a wealthy area of Mississaugayesterday. Police have not released the name of a woman identified as thehousekeeper.Peter J. Thompson, National Post Email to a friendPrinter friendlyFont:****According to neighbours, the stucco house at the end ofDoulton Place has been occupied for five years by a South Asian couple, oneof whom is a doctor and the other in the import-export business. With its impeccably manicured grounds and prime location overlooking aravine, the house is arguably the finest on the street. Some estimateit could sell for around $5-million; one contractor pegged it as high $15-million.Its expansive grounds are surrounded by an ornate steel fence, andguarded by a pair of stone lions, about four feet high, that are baringtheir teeth. Yesterday, a BMW SUV and an Infiniti were parked in the driveway. The vehicles are registered to a Vasdev Chanchlani and JayshreeChanchlani.Dr. Jaya Chanchlani has a medical practice in a Brampton mall nearKennedy Road and Bovaird Drive. Staff at her office said the doctor was not at work yesterday."I'm not at [sic] the right to talk about anything right now," anemployee said over the phone.According to online records, the Chanchlanis, who have three childrennamed Tina, Sonia and Neil, donated more than a $1,000 to the TrilliumHealth Centre foundation last year.Dr. Chanchlani did not pick up her cellphone or return messagesyesterday."They 're very private people," said Carolyn Milton, who lives next door to the Chanchlanis.She said the couple was the original owners of the house, which wasbuilt about five years ago. She said she had not seen the family "forages"."We don't know what happened or why it happened," a visibly distraught Ms. Milton said to a pack of reporters on her driveway."They are very private people," her daughter, Karen Stewart,reiterated. "We really didn't know the maid."Ms. Milton said she believed the woman was from the Phillipines. She said police officers came to her house on Monday around supper timeand something about "the way they were talking" left her with theimpression that they might have a suspect in mind."[They said] not to be alarmed, it wasn't an intruder." When asked about how she felt about what had happened, Ms. Miltonreplied: "A little shocked, OK. This is next door."Const. Nulle said the dead woman, who she described as the housekeeper,was found inside the house, but would not specify the preciselocation. She said investigators consider "the entire residence to be a crimescene until proven otherwise" and said forensic officers would continue the painstaking process of collecting evidence.Const. Nulle would not say which homeowner had discovered the body, butone man who lives on the street said he was told by officers that itwas the wife who had found the woman when she came home. Police have not said if anyone else was in the house at the time of the murder.Adrian, whose father purchased a home a few doors down from the crimescene, said strangers drive along Doulton Place, in the Mississauga Roadand Dundas Street area, all the time. "It's like sight seeing," hesaid. "You never know who is coming or going."(c) National Post 2007
OWWA probes death of Filipina worker in
Canada
By Vincent Cabreza Northern Luzon BureauLast updated 06:02pm (Mla time) 10/03/2007
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Office here has asked the Philippine embassy in Canada to check on Internet reports alleging "foul play" in the death of a 27-year-old Filipina from Hingyon, Ifugao, who worked as a maid in Mississauga City.
Anthony Basil, Cordillera case officer of the Overseas Workers Welfare Office here, said they asked the embassy officials to look into the mysterious death of a certain Jocelyn, said to be a resident of the village of Namulditan in Hingyon.
Ifugao officials have yet to receive any information on the woman's death.
The administrator of www.igorotblogger.blogspot.com posted some of the first reports about "our kailiyan's (community member) death."
The reports said the woman's cousin, a Toronto-based worker, had identified Jocelyn's body. The cousin sent e-mail messages to her Ifugao relatives to confirm Jocelyn's murder.
According to the reports, the police in Mississauga "believed the victim died as a result of foul play."