Police: Mansion Maid Was Strangled
Posted December 21, 2007 12:00 pm.
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Slowly but surely, we’re learning more about exactly what happened inside a million dollar mansion in Mississauga October 1st. That’s where Jocelyn Dulnuan, who had only recently been hired as a maid by the occupants, was murdered during what police say was a robbery.
Investigators have now finally revealed the cause of her sudden death at Doulton Place in the Mississauga Road and Dundas area. They say she was strangled. Cops wouldn’t release the facts behind her demise until they made an arrest in the baffling case. That came earlier this week, when detectives took down two suspects, both 35 years of age.
Cristian Figueroa was the first to be taken into custody. He was charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday and detectives allege he was just days away from leaving the country. Fabian Loayza-Penaloza was put behind bars the next day and faces the same accusations. Both were day labourers and police believe both were familiar with the area.
Cops have yet to confirm what they believe was the exact motive for the slaying. They’re not sure if the 27-year-old mother was killed to keep her silent or because she accidentally stumbled on the crime in progress.
Dulnuan had only recently come to Canada with the goal of sending money back home to make a better life for her family and her child in the Philippines.
