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PEOPLE vs Renato Ramirez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RENATO RAMIREZ y TEJADA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 136848 | 2001-11-29

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

Michelle T. Sibanes woke up in the early morning of 23 February 1998 to prepare breakfast for accused Renato Ramirez y Tejada, her mother's common-law spouse. Outside her room was her mother Eleoniza Ramirez preparing to leave for the market to shop for household supplies. After bidding her mother goodbye, Michelle went to the kitchen to cook rice. Suddenly Renato pulled her from behind and pushed her to the floor. She struggled and resisted him, striking him with a pot, but the latter threatened her with harm if she did not submit to his lustful desire. Weary and terrified she succumbed to his beastly...