CEBU CITY – Philippine National Police chief, General Oscar Albayalde, on Wednesday ordered authorities to dig deeper in investigating the brutal killing of a 16-year-old girl in Lapu-Lapu City last month.
Albayalde, who is in Bohol for a command conference, said in a radio interview that he has ordered police probers to exchange notes with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in solving the case.
He noted that he is closely monitoring every development of the case.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Debold Sinas, chief of the regional police, said a 42-year-old man who reportedly confessed to the brutal killing of Christine Lee Silawan because of “obsession”, is now considered a person of interest.
He, however, refused to identify the person, saying that he is not yet considered as suspect while the police is still conducting validation of his testimonies.
“Yes, we have a person of interest. He’s different than the primary suspect earlier pinpointed,” Sinas was quoted by a radio report as saying.
Sinas said the person of interest came to know the teenage girl through exchanges of chat and text messages.
“He is known for duping girls,” he said.
Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza earlier broke the news about the man who is said to have owned up to the crime because of “obsession” for the 16-year-old.
She also refused to divulge the name of the person, saying that she is leaving disclosure of his identity to the police.
The mayor said Lapu-Lapu City Police chief, Col. Limuel Obon, confirmed to her that his office held a man who claimed to have knowledge about the cruel death of Silawan.
According to media report here, the man, a resident of Lapu-Lapu City, is included in the city’s drug watchlist. He was reportedly arrested for carrying an unlicensed firearm, but later confessed to the police probers that he killed the teenager.
The police is still determining the relationship between the second person of interest and the victim’s 17-year old boyfriend, who is now in the custody of the local social welfare and development office.
Lourdes, the mother of Christine, said she wanted to talk to the second suspect to know why he killed her daughter.
Silawan was found dead in an uninhabited lot in Sitio Mahayahay, Barangay Bangkal, Lapu-Lapu City on March 11. (PNA)
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Albayalde, who is in Bohol for a command conference, said in a radio interview that he has ordered police probers to exchange notes with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in solving the case.
He noted that he is closely monitoring every development of the case.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Debold Sinas, chief of the regional police, said a 42-year-old man who reportedly confessed to the brutal killing of Christine Lee Silawan because of “obsession”, is now considered a person of interest.
He, however, refused to identify the person, saying that he is not yet considered as suspect while the police is still conducting validation of his testimonies.
“Yes, we have a person of interest. He’s different than the primary suspect earlier pinpointed,” Sinas was quoted by a radio report as saying.
Sinas said the person of interest came to know the teenage girl through exchanges of chat and text messages.
“He is known for duping girls,” he said.
Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza earlier broke the news about the man who is said to have owned up to the crime because of “obsession” for the 16-year-old.
She also refused to divulge the name of the person, saying that she is leaving disclosure of his identity to the police.
The mayor said Lapu-Lapu City Police chief, Col. Limuel Obon, confirmed to her that his office held a man who claimed to have knowledge about the cruel death of Silawan.
According to media report here, the man, a resident of Lapu-Lapu City, is included in the city’s drug watchlist. He was reportedly arrested for carrying an unlicensed firearm, but later confessed to the police probers that he killed the teenager.
The police is still determining the relationship between the second person of interest and the victim’s 17-year old boyfriend, who is now in the custody of the local social welfare and development office.
Lourdes, the mother of Christine, said she wanted to talk to the second suspect to know why he killed her daughter.
Silawan was found dead in an uninhabited lot in Sitio Mahayahay, Barangay Bangkal, Lapu-Lapu City on March 11. (PNA)
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1066992
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