Canadian hangs self

A Canadian national said to be suffering from cancer reportedly committed suicide over the weekend inside his home in Las Piñas City.

Authorities identified the fatality as Keith John Risling, 45, jobless, of BF Resort Village, Talon 2, Las Piñas.

Police records showed that Risling was found dead inside the comfort room at around 9 am yesterday. An electrical cord was looped around his neck, with the other end tied to the ceiling.

Risling’s wife told investigators that the victim had been paranoid since he was treated for cancer last year. On Saturday afternoon, Risling rushed inside his room, ordering everybody to check their surroundings, as their house, he warned, would explode. The victim barred family members to enter his room, the report noted.

Police are conducting a follow-up investigation into the case.

In Taguig, an Indian businessman was charged with rape late last week following a complaint filed by the teenage daughter of his tenant.

Suspect Murli Mirchandani, 52, of Calzada, Tipas, Taguig, was arrested Aug. 8 by authorities.

Police records showed that the alleged rape incident happened last Aug. 7 at around 2 p.m. inside the 13-year-old victim’s room.

The victim told authorities that she was fast asleep when she felt somebody undressing her. When she awakened, she saw the suspect on top of her. She claimed that Mirchandani kissed her and caressed her body. The victim shouted when she felt pain in her private part, which prompted the suspect to stop and dash out of the victim’s house.

Inspector Virgilio Pagtama, chief of the Station Investigation Division (SID), said the suspect rented out four apartment units as his main source of income. Pagtama said the medico-legal confirmed that the young girl had been raped.

Mirchandani is now detained at the Taguig detention cell. –Nikko Dizon