Jane Parangan La Puebla | |
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 Jane Parangan La Puebla, the 26-year-old murdered maid | |
| Born | Jane Parangan La Puebla c. 1979 |
| Died | 7 September 2005 (aged 26) |
| Cause of death | Murdered by strangulation |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Domestic maid |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Spouse | Crusaldo La Puebla |
| Children | 1 son |
On 7 September 2005, in Singapore's Serangoon, 29-year-old Filipino maid Guen Garlejo Aguilar murdered her 26-year-old compatriot and best friend Jane Parangan La Puebla by strangulation, after the two women got into a heated quarrel over a S$2,000 debt La Puebla owed Aguilar. After the killing, Aguilar hid the body for two days before she dismembered it and abandoned the two bags containing La Puebla's body parts at Orchard Road and MacRitchie Reservoir. Aguilar was arrested twelve hours after the discovery of the body parts by passers-by in these two locations. Originally charged with murder, Aguilar, who suffered from depression at the time of the offence, managed to avoid the death penalty after she pleaded guilty and received a sentence of ten years' in jail for a reduced charge of manslaughter.