Blessie Gotingco

Media is all over the case of the missing and now murdered Filipino woman Blessie Gotingco.  She is the news.  From the moment it was discovered that she was missing, the police and media had been on top of her case.  In NZ, cases like this are rare, maybe that's why it has attracted a lot of attention not only from media but ordinary people.

She came from a country where incidents like this are common.  But for this to happen in a safe haven like NZ, one has to think, is NZ really safe now?  In the past my Kiwi friends would regale me with stories about leaving their doors unlocked and nothing would be missing or happening to them or their belongings.  It is laudable however, that the efficiency of the police has lead to the swift capture of the perpetrator of Blessie's death.

I do hope that those people who are fond of equating anything negative to migrants and migration will not use this unfortunate event for their own personal advancement.  For now, we offer our prayers and condolences to all the loved ones that are left to carry on.