Melvin Altubar,22, and his 16-year old accomplice were arrested on Wednesday, August 15 for the rape and slay of a 15-year-old girl in Pulilan, Bulacan.
Based on initial investigation of Bulacan- PNP, the body of teenager, Angelica Calimlim was found floating in a creek in Barangay Dampol Uno on Monday, August 13.
Calimlim was last seen on August 7 when she went to the store on an errand that she never returned from.
Before being killed, the victim was allegedly raped and her body forcibly stuffed into a sewer by the suspects — one of whom was her text mate.
The victim’s cellphone served as a lead for the police when one of the suspects pawned it after committing the crime.
Pulilan Police chief Supt. Arwin Tadeo said, “Merong tayong asset na nagbigay nagturo sa atin sa cellphone ng biktima na isinanla sa isang tao doon din sa lugar… kinuha natin ang cellphone at pinakita sa kapatid at nanay, positive na inidentify.”
(We have a police asset who tipped us about victim’s cellphone being pawned in the same area…we took the cellphone and showed it to the victim’s family who positively identified the item.)
In their defense, suspect Altubar said, “Nasobrahan po kami sa lasing kaya po namin nagawa yun… Nakapatay po kami ng tao.”
(We were so drunk that’s why we did it….we ended up killing someone.)
Altubar will be facing charges of rape, murder and robbery, while his young accomplice will be turned over to the custody of Department of Social Welfare and Development. — Reynante Ponte
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