Kidnap rape-slay suspect, who allegedly committed suicide, tests negative for paraffin

The police reported that kidnap rape-slay suspect Hilario "Larry" Herrera committed suicide while inside the Anti-Kidnapping Group Compound in Camp Crame but his paraffin test turned out negative, GMA News' Mariz Umali reported on "Saksi."

The suspect allegedly used the gun that he grabbed from one of his police escorts.

However, according to a paraffin test on Herrera, he tested negative for gun powder nitrate.

Herrera is the suspect of the kidnapping, rape-slay of 8-year-old Christina Medina in Nueva Ecija.

His police escorts also underwent a paraffin test. They too tested negative for gun powder nitrate.

The Philippine National Police - Internal Affairs Service has raised a concern over the increasing number of suspects who are killed while in police custody.

Early Monday morning, the police killed Elvin Juna, the suspect who allegedly raped and killed a former beauty contestant from Samal Island in Davao del Norte.

Juna, the police said, grabbed a gun after freeing himself of his handcuffs using a small wire while they were on their way to the hospital after he complained of stomach ache.

On the 16th day of July 2016, amid the heightened anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Duterte administration drug suspect, JP Bertes, and his father Renato were both inside the Pasay police station when JP allegedly grabbed a gun and tried to resist arrest.

In the end, a probe showed that there was no need to kill JP and his father. A charge of murder was filed by the Prosecutor's Office against the police officers involved.

Former Albuera Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa and another inmate, Raul Yap, were killed after they resisted arrest when they were issued a search warrant.

The narrative is different from the statement of witnesses, who heard the suspects were told to turn around by the staff of then CIDG 8 Supt. Marvin Marcos.

PNP-IAS underscored the responsibility of the police in assuring the safety of the suspects in their custody.

Kapag nasa custody na ang suspect ng pulis, ibig sabihin, he has been restrained to stop him from escaping based sa aming SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) sa paghuli kaya subject sa medical exam, paano sistema ng transporting, booking, it preserves the life and security of the person, said Atty. Michael Darwin Bayotas, Acting Chief of Intelligence and Investigation Division of the PNP-IAS.

According to PNP officials, the investigation into such cases are handled by the IAS.

In the judicial system, it is important that a complaint is filed against a suspect, who has the right to defend himself in court, especially because the police do not always arrest the real perpetrator of the crime.

In the case of Korean Jee Ick Joo, who was portrayed to be a dug suspect and has a pending warrant of arrest. It turned out that these were false.

He was also killed inside Camp Crame. — BAP, GMA News