Open the door to receive gifts from 23-year-old Philippine beauty queen who was shot dead

The death of Mary Christine Balagtas is under further investigation by police. Some believe she was likely murdered by one of her former lovers.

The Daily Mail has just reported that Miss La Bulakenya Philippines 2009 - Mary Christine Balagtas passed away at her home in Plaridel town, Bulacan province on April 5. She was shot dead by two men after opening the door to receive flowers and chocolates from them.

According to Plaridel police chief Julio Lizardo, the 23-year-old was shot in the head. “She died on the way to the hospital. We found evidence at the scene and believe the two perpetrators left on a motorbike,” he said.

Mary (second from left) was the winner of the 2009 beauty pageant.

Police added that before the incident, neighbors around Mary's house saw several suspicious people appear.

The motive for the murder is leaning towards revenge after a personal love conflict. “We will start the investigation from those who had a romantic relationship with her,” the police chief told News Info.

Former beauty queen dies at age 23 after opening door to receive gift.

Mary Christine Balagtas is currently a student at Regina Carmeli University. She is praised by her friends for being sociable, open-minded and simple despite having stood at the top of a prestigious beauty pageant.

Currently, family and friends are calling for justice for the deceased. On social networks, pages with the hashtag demanding justice are shared continuously.

This is not the first unfortunate case in the beauty industry in the Philippines. Francis Dianne Cervantes was lucky to survive the gun attack.

Miss Earth - Fire Philippines 2006 (yellow dress) survived being shot in 2014.

Miss Earth - Fire Philippines 2006 was shot in 2014 in Paombong town while traveling on a motorbike. Her case is still unclear and the perpetrator remains a mystery to everyone.

According to Zing