QCPD: Missing bride may be ‘distressed’

Digital forensic examinations of a missing bride-to-be’s electronic devices suggest she was facing emotional and financial strain before she vanished, though her fiancé has strongly denied those findings, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) revealed on Sunday.

To recall, the missing bride — identified as Sherra de Juan — was last seen 10 December at a gas station on Commonwealth Avenue, four days before her scheduled wedding to Mark Arjay Reyes.

She told Reyes she was stepping out briefly to buy shoes but never returned.

QCPD acting director Col. Randy Glenn Silvio said data recovered from De Juan’s phone and laptop indicated she was distressed by her father’s medical condition and the costs of the upcoming wedding.

Investigators also discovered online searches related to medication overdoses and lethal drug effects conducted shortly before she disappeared.

“The QCPD treats this case with the utmost seriousness and sensitivity,” Silvio said. “All possible efforts are being made to locate Sherra.”

Reyes, however stressed that the police assessment does not align with their reality, saying that De Juan’s father’s medical bills were fully covered by insurance and that the wedding budget was more than sufficient.

“We didn’t spend a single peso on that,” Reyes said of the medical bills. “We were over budget for the wedding. She was not financially distressed.”

Regarding the internet searches, Reyes suggested his fiancée may have been researching how her maintenance medications interacted with her chronic acidity. He insisted she was in a positive mental state before she went missing.

The QCPD said it is coordinating with the family and other agencies to track De Juan’s whereabouts. A P150,000 reward is being offered for information leading to her location.

Authorities urged anyone with information to contact the nearest police station to ensure De Juan’s safety and provide relief to her family.