QCPD says no foul play detected yet in missing bride-to-be case
Authorities said they have so far found no signs of foul play in the disappearance of a bride-to-be who has been missing for a week now.
According to reports from GMA News, the Quezon City Police District has shared some developments in their search for Sherra de Juan, a 30-year-old bookkeeper who disappeared days before her wedding on Dec. 14. The QCPD said it has not seen evidence of foul play yet.
In the early afternoon of Dec. 10, de Juan messaged her fiancé Mark Arjay Reyes, 31, that she was headed to a mall in north Fairview to buy wedding shoes, and that she was leaving her cellphone at home to charge.
She still hasn't made it back home.
CCTV footage showed de Juan on the same day, walking down an alley near the house she shared with Reyes. Another camera captured her crossing Atherton St., and a third showed her standing by a gasoline station.
Police also found CCTV footage captured on Saturday morning, three days after de Juan's disappearance, that showed a woman boarding a bus on Commonwealth Avenue. QCPD said the woman may be de Juan.
“Sumakay siya ng isang bus kaya po ngayong araw hinahanap po ‘yun at binigyan natin ng iba’t ibang tasking ang mga follow-up natin,” said QCPD district director colonel Glen Silvio.
Both de Juan's cellphone and laptop have been turned over to the QCPD for forensic examination.
“Maga-apply po tayo ng cyber warrant sa mga numbers ni Ms. Sherra para makita natin kung sino ang huling nakausap niya,” Silvio said.
Reyes and de Juan's family are offering P150,000 for information on de Juan's whereabouts.
Authorities have also summoned people close to de Juan for questioning, including her fiancé, her brother Mark, and her best friend. They have also spoken to de Juan's colleagues, who all have said de Juan has no known enemies.
On Dec. 16, Acting PNP chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered Philippine National Police units in Metro Manila and adjacent provinces to work together to locate de Juan. He also formed a special investigation team to pursue all angles in the case, including the possibility of foul play.
“I have tasked the Quezon City Police District to exhaust all measures to solve this case. All our units in Metro Manila and nearby areas were alerted and directed to assist,” Nartatez said.
He urged anyone who may know of de Juan's current circumstances to come forward, and assured them that all information would be under strict confidentiality.
