Alleged mastermind in Enzo Pastor slay now in hiding

This file photo shows the suspects in the murder of Ferdinand “Enzo” Pastor: From left, gunman PO2 Edgar Angel; alleged mastermind Domingo “Sandy” de Guzman III, and Pastor’s widow Dalia Guerrero Pastor.

The alleged mastermind in the murder of racing champion Enzo Pastor is now considered “in hiding” after police found he is no longer in his Metro Manila home and workplace following the issuance of an arrest warrant for him by a Quezon City court.

This was confirmed by Quezon City police homicide section chief Senior Insp. Elmer Monsalve, who said the house of suspect Domingo “Sandy” de Guzman III in BF Homes, Parañaque, was already vacated when the Quezon City police turned up to serve the warrant.

The police also checked De Guzman’s custom car auto shop in Muntinlupa City, but were told by the staff that they had not seen De Guzman around, Monsalve said.

Earlier, Quezon City Police District Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit head Chief Insp. Rodelio Marcelo urged De Guzman to just surrender instead of waiting to be captured.

On Tuesday, the Quezon City court Branch 85, which was hearing the murder case, issued a hold departure order for De Guzman’s co-respondent, Pastor’s widow Dalia Guerrero Pastor.

The arrest warrant for Dalia was issued on March 26. Police, however, believe she is already out of the country.

Last year, the Quezon City Police District tagged Dalia as a suspect in the killing of Pastor, alleging she had an affair with businessman De Guzman, who had then hired hitman Edgar Angel.

Angel, already under police custody for a drugs charge, executed an extrajudicial confession saying De Guzman hired him for P100,000 to kill Pastor, allegedly because Dalia suffered domestic abuse.

On the evening of June 12, 2014, Pastor was driving a truck carrying a race car in Quezon City, when he and his helper Paolo Salazar were ambushed by a motorcycle-riding guman at the corner of Congressional and Visayas Avenues. Pastor died of a bullet to the head, while his helper survived a shot in the abdomen. Jaymee T. Gamil/RC