Complaints for murder, obstruction of justice, and theft have been filed against the 10 suspects in the December 2022 killing of businesswoman Yvonette Plaza in Davao City, the Police Regional Office-11 (PRO-11) said Thursday.
Interviewed on Dobol B TV, PRO-11 spokesperson Police Major Eudisan Gultiano said the complaints against the 10 suspects, which include Brigadier General Jesus Durante III, were filed on Wednesday.
Only eight of the respondents, most of them soldiers, were identified by name, including Durante, based on a report forwarded by Gultiano to GMA News Online. Two were John Does identified only as "Junior" and "Master Sergeant. Sialsa, who is slapped with murder and theft complaint, made an extrajudicial confession that he was the gunman who shot the victim while Cachero, also murder and theft, admitted to being the driver of the motorcycle that was used as the getaway vehicle after the shooting, she added.Asked about the possible motive for the crime, Gultiano said the victim allegedly had a sensitive information that she was using against Durante.
Gultiano added that Durante and the victim have an intimate relationship, and that Durante had reportedly admitted to jealousy based on the testimony of the other suspects.
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