Police Files
Son hangs dead
A 30-YEAR-OLD man accused of stealing money from his mother was discovered hanging dead inside their house in sitio Cambuntan, barangay Bolinawan, Carcar City, south Cebu, last Sunday.
Clint Dumo was rushed to the Carcar City District Hospital where he was declared dead by the attending doctor.
Initial police investigation revealed that before the incident, Dumo’s mother accused him of stealing P1,000 from her shoulder bag.
Hours later, Dumo’s sister-in-law and son, Mark Jaylord, discovered him hanging with an electrical wire tied around his neck while the other end was tied to the ceiling.
Police said the victim could have killed himself because of humiliation.
Police, however, advised the relatives to subject Dumo’s body to an autopsy to rule out foul play in his death./Correspondent Gabriel C. Bonjoc and UP Intern Peter I. Romanillos
Suspect falls
POLICE yesterday arrested the suspect in the shooting of 25-year-old Ryan Sumili in barangay Tejero last Sunday.
Harold Dequitos is also allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade, police said.
Dequitos, who was arrested in a hot pursuit operation, was identified by witnesses as the one who shot Sumili.
Dequitos denied the accusations but admitted he used to sell drugs before his previous arrest.
A .380 pistol and .38 revolver were recovered from the suspect./correspondent Chito O. Aragon
Man molests child
A man was arrested after he was accused of molesting an 8-year-old girl Sunday night in Bulacao Pardo, Cebu City.
The grade 1 pupil told police her 63-year-old neighbor inserted his fingers inside her genitals.
Police said the mother asked her 15-year-old son to look for his sister after she arrived and could not find the girl.
The mother said the suspect’s wife told her son to fetch the girl at their house as her husband was touching her private parts.
The parents, said this was the second time that the suspect molested their child, arrested the suspect.
But the suspect denied the accusations.
The mother said the suspect previously gave the child money before molesting her.
Police said medical staff at the pink room of Vicente Sotto Memorial Hospital found lacerations in the victim’s genitals.
The suspect will be charged with child abuse./correspondent Chito O. Aragon
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