Carjack-slay victim's dad admits living in fear even in his own house

After the brutal slay of his son, the father of carjack-slay victim Venson Evangelista admitted living in fear even in his own house. Arsenio Evangelista, Venson's father, said in an interview aired over radio dzBB on Thursday that he feels unsafe whether he is inside or outside their house. "Pag nasa loob ka parang aakyatin ka. Pag nasa labas ka kikidnapin ka re-rape-in anak mo (If you are inside your house, you feel as if robbers will strike anytime. If you are outside the house, you feel someone may rape your daughter at any time)," he said. Arsenio bared plans to stay in the United States temporarily because he feels sore over what happened to his son. He is seeking justice for his son Venson, whose brutalized body was found in Nueva Ecija on January 14, a day after he went missing. Arsenio identified the remains of Venson on Tuesday. Arsenio said he hopes the people who murdered his son would repent and that Venson would be their last victim. "Sa gumawa nito, sana magbago na sila. Sana si Venson na lang ang maging huling biktima nila (To those who did this to Venson, I hope they change. I hope Venson will be their last victim)," he said. In the meantime, Arsenio said the pot for the proposed reward for information leading to the arrest of Venson's killers continues to grow. Arsenio did not specify the amount but said the fund was being raised by Venson's friends. "Lumalaki na ito. Kung di ma-claim isasauli ko sa kanila (All I can say is that the pot is growing. If the money is not claimed I will return it to my friends)," he said Witnesses said Venson, 30, was last seen on Thursday last week with a prospective buyer, road testing a sports utility vehicle (SUV) when someone from another vehicle went to the Venson's SUV and boarded it. Venson's body was found tortured and burned a day later. A similar case involving the son of Marcos lawyer Oliver Lozano prompted calls to revive the death penalty. When asked if Arsenio favors the reimposition of the death penalty, he said "opo (yes)" several times. Arsenio said the people behind the brutal killing of his son could be sending a message to the present administration. "May gusto silang iparating siguro sa administrasyon (It appears they want to send a message to this administration)," he said. Arsenio said investors might leave the country if violent crimes remain unresolved. "Siguro ang mga nakikinig, nag-iisip na rin ang business climate dito hindi maayos. Baka magkaroon ng capital flight because of this series of events (There may be others who will start to think the business climate here is not good. There may be a capital flight stemming from this series of events)," he said. – VVP, GMANews.TV