The two friends, Irish, 13, and Mary, 15, were found hanged by school security around eleven in the evening on November 10 in the Girl Scouts of the Philippines office located on the third floor of the Magsaysay Building of the school in Barangay Central Signal, Taguig City.
According to the Taguig Police report, a student named Danielle, 16 years old, was the last to see the two girls alive around 7:45 in the evening on November 10. The girls told her they were going home.
It was learned that there was a Boy Scouts camping event at the school at that time, hence students were still present within the school premises that night. However, Danielle noticed through their messenger group that the two girls did not reach home, causing her to search for them.
Danielle found the victims with a rope around their necks, hanging from the metal grill of the Girl Scouts office, already lifeless. Danielle alerted the school's security guards immediately who then cut the ropes and called the Taguig police, according to the witness' statement.
The SPD released a statement saying that they did not find any foul play in the incident.
"The Southern Police District extends its deepest sympathy to the bereaved families of the two high school students of Signal Village National High School. Our investigator's findings supported by post-mortem exam by SPD forensic team found no foul play in the incident as of this time."
Messages exchanged by the victims before the tragedy have circulated on social media. The SPD has requested that the public not share photos and messages of the two victims to prevent causing further pain to the children's remaining family members.
"We urge the public to allow the families the space to grieve for their two young members. Speculations can only aggravate the sorrow for the bereaved families, we request everyone to refrain from engaging in discussions that may cause them additional distress."
(Photos from contributors and SPD)
