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Grade 5 pupil raped, killed in South Cotabato

Ramil Bajo - The Philippine Star
May 19, 2013 | 12:00am

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines – A grade five pupil was reportedly raped and killed by a friend of his father in Norala town the other day.

The body of Vanessa Pagalingan, 12, was found by a group of farmers at past 8 a.m. in a ricefield in Barangay Poblacion.

Six hours after Pagalingan was found, police arrested Jory Tupaz, a neighbor of the victim.

Chief Inspector Jorge Parcon, chief of the Norala police station, said Tupaz owned up to the crime.       

BARANGAY POBLACION

CHIEF

CHIEF INSPECTOR JORGE PARCON

FOUND

JORY TUPAZ

NORALA

PAGALINGAN

POLICE

TUPAZ

VANESSA PAGALINGAN
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