Police, AKG declares false kidnap in Pagadian City and unmask the alleged victim

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (July 6, 2014) --- The joint operatives of the Pagadian City police and Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) declared the kidnapping incident in Pagadian City as false and unmasked the alleged victim after the authorities successfully recover her at Karakong, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte Thursday night, Police Official said.

Pagadian City Chief of Police Supt. Glenn M. Dulawan said Saturday that after two days and nights of tracking the alleged kidnap victim in the province of Lanao del Norte resulted the recovery of their abandoned vehicle at Kapatagan, they proceeded immediately Thursday night to Liloy after he received a mobile phone call from Chief Inspector Jonathan Yabo of Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Police Office (ZNPPO) that they recovered the victim and was brought the victim to Liloy Hospital in Zamboanga del Norte for medical treatment. 

Dulawan said the kidnap victim identified as Pebelyn Bertulfo Y Mondido, 38, former overseas Filipino worker resident of Gumahan, Josefina, Zamboanga Del Sur. she was allegedly triplet pregnant and was reported missing  while they were on shopping inside Gaisano Capital Mall at San Pedro District, Pagadian City.  
 

Dulawan in their initial investigation said the victim together with her brother and sister in- laws left Josefina town on 18 June 2014 and temporarily checked in at JRC hotel in Pagadian City on the same date while waiting for her scheduled caesarian operation.

However, her brother in law went outside the mall leaving the victim and upon his return, he noticed that his sister in- law was already missing. Few minutes after, he received a text messages coming from the victim to quote, “blue van tabang” unquote. At that juncture, he immediately proceeded to Pagadian City Police Station to ask for police assistance.

Dulawan said, he was very much worried with the status especially the health condition of the victim since she is believed to be pregnant with triplets and was reportedly had delivered already her baby along the way but to his great dismay it turned out to be all false after meeting the victim and had a talk with her attending physician at Liloy Integrated Health District Hospital.

In his press statement on Saturday Dulawan said based in their investigation the victim was not kidnapped and medical examination performed by Dr. Joseph Lim proved that there was no trace of delivery happened.

It was found out that she was just pretending to her mother and other members of her family that she was pregnant with triplets by showing them the ultra-sound examination results, Dulawan added.

Pagadian City Council Chairman on Police and Public Safety Ernesto Mondarte also said that the matter was already referred to the City Legal Officer for filing appropriate charges against her for creating alarm and public disturbance.

Mondarte also revealed that he learned from the family of Bertulfo that she was been separated from her first husband after discovering that she is not a nursing graduate. She is presently engaged to another married OFW man who is also separated from his wife.

The motive behind the false kidnapping incident and false declaration of pregnancy drama was due to their family problem, Mondarte added. (By JONG D. CADION)