Charges vs. suspect in slay of call center agent delayed

Cebu - Murder charges are expected to be filed today against the suspect in the killing of call center supervisor Lynn Vi Ebarita after police failed to do so last night due to the delay in the release of the report of the autopsy performed on Ebarita’s body.

Mandaue police said they will file the complaint against Jonnelle Enfectana before the Mandaue City Prosecutor’s Office first thing today.

Enfectana, 26, was a “close friend” and co-worker of Ebarita at the TeleTech Call Center. She was placed under arrest the other day after police recovered the victim’s wallet under a pile of wood inside Enfectana’s rented room in barangay Banilad.

The wallet contained several identification cards of Ebarita.

Enfectana earlier confessed of her participation during a free and voluntary statement to the police but her lawyer retracted his client’s earlier admission and told reporters Enfectana had no participation in the crime.

Enfectana remains in the custody of the Subangdaku Police Station.

Mandaue City Police Office Director Orlando Ualat said his men continue to verify the other personalities involved in the killing, as the names that Enfectana had given during the earlier confession might just be fictitious.

The names Enfectana mentioned during the investigation reportedly turned out to be phony.

Ualat said they are also considering the possibility that the other suspects were hired killers based on how the crime was carried out.

The police are also still trying to trace the identity of the woman who registered at the front desk of the Nikkei Garden Hotel where Ebarita’s body was found last Thursday night. — Flor Z. Perolina/JMO (THE FREEMAN)