Grand Rhoan a suspect as cops trace ‘frat cars’
The red Honda City which was used by the men who brought hazing victim Marvin Reglos to the hospital on Sunday was found to be registered under one Casimiro Escobal of Las Piñas City, who appeared to be related to the leader of the Lambda Rho Beta fraternity.
Because of this, the fraternity’s “Grand Rhoan,” Eduardo Escobal II, is now considered a suspect in the death of the San Beda law freshman, according to Chief Insp. Zaldy Aquino, the deputy police chief of Antipolo City.
On Thursday, Escobal surfaced at the National Bureau of Investigation and his organization issued a statement “denouncing hazing” and pledging cooperation in the NBI and police probes.
Escobal was not yet treated as a suspect then when he faced Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who said he was just “invited to shed light on the incident” but would be subject to further questioning.
Aquino on Friday said the following vehicles were also seen at the private resort used by the fraternity for its hazing rites over the weekend, mainly from the night of Feb. 18 to noon the following day.
A pink Kia Pregio (WKG-175), registered to a one Teresita Miaco;
A silver Honda CRV (ZEX-388), in the name of one Samuel Declaro;
A black Mitsubishi Montero (NIN-576), registered to a bank
An Isuzu wagon (XKC-214), registered to one Victor Rico Lopez.
Aquino said the vehicles were listed on the resort’s security logbook and later checked with the records of the Land Transportation Office.
Aquino said he had also obtained from an informant a purported list of at least 25 fraternity members involved in the hazing rites that killed Reglos, 25, a San Beda law freshman.
The officer said Escobal was now considered a suspect although investigators were still checking how Casimiro Escobal is related to the fraternity leader.
