Duterte vows impartial probe into Carl Arnaiz death

President Rodrigo Duterte has promised an impartial investigation into the death of 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz.

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“He [Duterte] assured them of an impartial investigation,” Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said in a text message.

Carlito and Eva Arnaiz, parents of the slain teenager, on Wednesday met with the President in Malacañang. They were accompanied by Aguirre and Public Attorneys’ Office (PAO) Chief Persida Rueda-Acosta.

Carl’s parents are now under the provisional coverage of the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP).

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II and Public Attorney’s Office chief Persida Rueda-Acosta meet Carlito and Eva Arnaiz, parents of slain teenager Carl Angelo Arnaiz. Photo courtesy of the DOJ

Carl went missing in Cainta, Rizal and his lifeless body was found at Exequiel Funeral Homes in Caloocan City 10 days later.

Autopsy report showed that Carl sustained five gunshot wounds, three were grouping shots to the chest, right arm and left side of his body.

The DOJ chief already ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a probe and case build-up. JPV