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| Vergara walked free from Eastern Court following the afternoon verdict |
A 47-year-old Filipina vows never to reconcile with her former boyfriend, five days after she was acquitted of a charge of assaulting him during a row in the boarding house in North Point where they both used to live.
C.L. Vergara, was cleared after trial of the charge of assault occasioning bodily harm against B.H. Gumarac, 58, a fellow domestic worker who works as a family driver.
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| How? Pindutin dito |
The unusual case resulted from a row that led to the couple exchanging blows on July 29 last year at Room F, 2/F, Pak Lee Building in
North Point, during which both of them suffered injuries.
Eastern Magistrate Stephanie
Chui handed down the verdict giving more weight to Vergara’s evidence following a trial on Dec 12 last year.
TAWAG NA!
It was found out that the couple
had a fight after Vergara decided to part ways with her partner. He, on the
other hand, claimed she assaulted him after he told her to leave
the boarding house because she was not paying rent.
Gumarac told the police he was
bitten and scratched by Vergara during the fight and was armed with a knife.
Vergara, on the other hand, maintained that she had asked to be taken to
hospital after being pushed against the wall by her accuser.
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| PINDUTIN |
The defense counsel presented
text exchanges between the couple to support Vergara’s allegation that it was
she who decided to end their relationship and that she was in fact, owed nearly
$69,000 by her accuser.
Vergara said she is set to file
a case with the Small Claims Tribunal against Gumarac so she could get her
money back.
The prosecution presented three
witnesses against the accused while the defense lawyer decided not to call any
witnesses after Vergara’s medical certificate was admitted as part of her
evidence.
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| PADALA NA! |
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