Charice Pempengco was
stabbed to death in the
Philippines after a run-in
with another man in a
grocery store, the Associated
Press reports.
Ricky Pempengco, 40, was
shopping in San Pedro
township when he bumped
into Angel Capili, who
allegedly stabbed Pembengco
in the chest and back with an
ice pick, said Laguna
province police chief, Senior
Supt. Gilbert Cruz.
Capili then fled the scene, and
a manhunt has since been
launched, with a reward of
20,000 pesos ($470) for
information leading to his
arrest.
According to Cruz, the killing
appeared random.
Charice Pempengco, 19, who
plays Sunshine Corazon on
Glee, was estranged from her
father.
"I want to thank my fans
from around the world for
their support and love at this
very difficult time for my
family and I," the singer said
in a statement. "We are all
very sad about this terrible
tragedy."
In an interview with Oprah
Winfrey in 2008, she recalls
being a 3-year-old girl and
recalls him threatening and
choking her mother. She says
the argument escalated and
remembers her father
pointing a shotgun at her
mother. "My dad was about
to shoot my mom, and I
couldn't do anything," she
told Oprah at the time.
After that incident, Charice
and her mother escaped. "We
left my dad, and after that, I
never saw him and I don't
want to see him," she said.
After learning of her father's
death, however, she canceled
a scheduled performance in
Singapore to fly back to the
Philippines and be with her
family after the tragedy.
"Last night, I was with
somebody that looked like
my dad," she Tweeted in
Tagalog and some English on
Monday night.
"I didn't know that my dad
was trying to make his
presence felt. I just want you
to know that we had a really
great relationship before all
the trouble started. My
mother didn't know that
when I was young, my father
told me that he wanted me
to be a soldier because I'm a
fearless woman. I loved him,
and I will still love him. He's
still my dad after all."
source: people.com
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