Authorities composed of Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Quezon City police went in Tan’s residence in Quezon City, Monday.
Sollano, through lawyer Melanie Trinidad, said she would file a case for illegal detention and abuses she suffered from Mariano Taneglian’s wife, Aleta, and their two children in the last five years. The victim, who has hired during her early teens, claims she was not fed properly, was not allowed to communicate with anyone outside the house, and didn’t even know what date is was.
The parents of the house helper knew of her whereabouts through a co-helper, identified as Aljane Bacanto, who escaped the Tanenglian’s residence recently. They sought help from provincemates in Zamboanga del Sur and private lawyers to coordinate with CHR, which paved the way to the rescue of the victim.
Source:
Torres, Tetch, INQUIRER.net. (Posted August 11, 2009) Retrieved from
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20090811-219816/Tycoons-brother-faces-maltreatment-raps
