Top cops arrest Guimaras brgy capt for 4 counts of rape
Operatives of the Regional Intelligence Office (RIO) arrested a barangay captain of Guimaras following arrest warrants issued on four counts of rape.
The arrest occurred in the Municipality of Carles, Iloilo with the suspect identified as Barangay Captain Rodrigo Morante of Umilig, Buenavista.
In a report, The News Today (TNT) learned that Morante went into hiding in Gigantes Island of Carles after the reported rape on two minor victims from his town. Days of surveillance proved successful to the arresting team as earlier sightings then tipped by civilian informants were validated.
Meantime, a 19 year-old female succumbed to three fatal stab wounds moments after one male suspect barged into her home and attempted to rape her.
Myra Gelloangarin was declared dead on arrival by attending physicians of the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) as efforts to revive her proved futile.
Police investigation tagged a neighbor, 24 year-old Philip Jinon as the sole suspect as identified by the victim's uncle.