DAGUPAN CITY, PHILIPPINES – APRIL 3, 2017 Woman identified as Lydia Abanad Sabetaje and her boyfriend Roger Colby have decided to leave this world together. They jumped into the water together from a high bridge. Their bodies washed up on the shore were spotted by bystanders. The motive for the suicide was that Lydia’s parents disapproved of their relationship because of Roger’s low social status. He was just the driver of the Jeepney.
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