Man faces murder raps for killing teen
Manila Assistant Chief Prosecutor Romeo Pozo has approved the filing of murder charges against a man who allegedly stabbed dead a 14-year-old high school student last Tuesday in Sta. Cruz,
No bail was recommended for Jon Estipular, 31, who is currently detained at the
The police said Oblea was on his way home from school at around
Bystanders rushed Oblea to the
The police recovered a 13-inch kitchen knife allegedly used by the suspect, who was arrested.
Chief Inspector Dominador Arevalo Jr., who heads the homicide section of the Manila Police District, said Estipular is a drug user and could have been under the influence of drugs when he allegedly committed the crime.
Estipular admitted stabbing Oblea but claimed he was provoked by Oblea’s “bad stare” and they figured in a fistfight. He said he stopped using drugs after he underwent a rehabilitation program last year. – Nestor Etolle
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