Mindanaotoday.com | Cops intensify probe to identify other suspect in killing of delivery rider
By: Franck Dick A. Rosete
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Agora Police Station has been continuing with their intensive follow-up investigation to identify the other suspect in the killing of Cris Semaña, the delivery rider who was stabbed to death at Coastal Road, Barangay Lapasan on July 17.
Lt. Macario Linog Jr., the Agora police deputy commander, earlier said that there were three possible suspects in the incident as there was a lookout aside from the two suspects who approached Semaña and his minor girlfriend.
On July 17, around 10:30 p.m., the police had arrested Erwin Adame, 34 of Tabaco, Saint John, Barangay Puntod in this city, who had been positively identified by the minor victim as one of the suspects who held and stabbed Semaña, Linog said.
Meanwhile, Lt. Ronie Lynn Vedra, also the deputy commander of Agora police, identified the second suspect as Daniel Peligrino, 33 of Saint John, Barangay Puntod who had also been arrested on Tuesday, July 19.
Vedra said Peligrino has been identified through some information they gathered from Erwin Adame, the first suspect arrested by the police here in the killing of Semaña.
She also said that the minor female victim confirmed that Peligrino was the one who raped her during the time when Semaña was slain.
Vedra has confirmed that the victim was raped after they received Monday, July 19, the result of the victim’s medico-legal examination.
Semaña and his minor girlfriend only went to Coastal Road to have a peaceful place to settle their problem when two individuals approached and pointed a knife at them, and brought them to a nearby grassy area.
The delivery rider sustained 10 stab wounds which resulted in his instantaneous death.
Adame and Peligrino are currently detained at the custodial facility of Agora Police Station.
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