Missing girl found dead near cornfield in Cotabato town; suspect arrested
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabato, Philippines — A 7-year-old girl in Magpet town, Cotabato province who was reported missing on Thursday evening was found dead on Friday near a cornfield.
According to a report of the Magpet police station, the girl was asked to buy rice in a village store but was unable to return home.
Her dead body was found by residents in Barangay Mahongcog in Magpet town.
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The police report indicated that the girl was choked to death. Police investigators further said that there were also indications she had been raped.
A minor, who supposedly confessed to having killed the girl, is being held at the Magpet Municipal Police Station.
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