Ex-employee eyed as person of interest in House official’s slay

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MANILA, Philippines — A former employee of a slain House of Representatives executive may be a person of interest in his killing, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said.

Mauricio Pulhin, chief of the House committee on ways and means technical staff, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants at his daughter’s birthday party last Sunday.

“The investigators have spoken with the family and, according to them, they plan to file a case against one of their employees,” QCPD public information chief Maj. Jennifer Gannaban said in Filipino during an interview over DZMM on Wednesday.

“So, we can consider that a person of interest,” she added.

Gannaban did not disclose what case the family was planning to file nor any background information on the ex-employee, only saying that they used to work for Pulhin’s business.

The QCPD public information chief added that the police’s investigation was still ongoing to pursue the suspects and determine the motivation behind the killing, saying Pulhin’s family stressed he did not have enemies.

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Last Tuesday, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said a special investigation task group had already been formed to solve the case. /das