A Filipino woman living in Sweden has died after allegedly being killed by her husband, reports a statement released by the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday.
According to the statement, the victim Mailyn Conde Sinambong lived in Kista, Sweden and died on Sept. 23.
The DFA has expressed its condolences to Sinambong’s family and said that it learned about the incident after the victim’s mother Maria Monato asked for assistance in the consular office in Cebu.
The department did not divulge details about the alleged murder but mentioned that the husband works as an actor. He is now in the custody of Swedish authorities.
The Philippine Embassy in Norway is said to be working with Swedish authorities, including the government lawyer assigned to the case. The embassy is also in contact with Sinambong’s aunt who lives in Norway.
Migrante Europe, an alliance of Filipino migrant organizations, had condemned Sinambong’s death even before it was reported by the DFA.
In a statement released on its website on Friday, Migrante said that the victim’s family alleged that her husband had been violent towards her and their son since they were living in Cebu before 2010.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano has assured Sinambong’s family that her remains would be brought to the Philippines. She is survived by two children.
