UNEARTHED. The remains of the 63-year-old carpenter who was murdered and buried at a pit near his home in Barangay Poblacion 2, Midsayap, North Cotabato are found on Thursday morning (June 15, 2023). Police arrested four suspects on the afternoon of the same day that included the victim’s nephew who is the primary suspect. (Photo courtesy of Midsayap MPS)
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – Police nabbed Thursday afternoon four suspects involved in the murder of a 63-year-old carpenter in Barangay Poblacion 2 here earlier this week.
Lt. Col Rolly Oranza, municipal police chief, identified the suspects as Mark Anthony Jorolan Aguit, 30, a construction worker and nephew of the victim; and alleged cohorts Jimboy Dumay Martinez, Allan Villanueva Andrada, and a certain Mark Anthony Andea Balansag.
Aguit was identified as the primary suspect in killing his uncle, Tammy Rebusquillo Aguit, whose body was found buried in a pit near the latter’s house on Thursday morning, Oranza said on Friday.
According to Oranza, the group was having a drinking session at the house of the elder Aguit on Tuesday evening but a heated argument ensued between the victim and his nephew, which led to a stabbing incident.
The victim sustained fatal wounds that caused his instantaneous death, prompting the group to bury him before dawn Wednesday.
During interrogation, the three other suspects said they were threatened by the younger Aguit and were forced to connive in burying the victim in the pit. (PNA)
