Another suspect in Silawan killing nabbed by authorities

Another suspect in the killing of Cebuana teen Christine Lee Silawan was nabbed by the authorities on Tuesday, according to a report of Greggy Magdadaro on Super Radyo dzBB.

Isa pang suspek sa pagpatay kay Christine Silawan na pinatay sa saksak at binalatan pa ang mukha, hawak na ng mga otoridad. | via Greggy Magdadaro, RGMA Cebu pic.twitter.com/pOWhQYzkCf

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) April 9, 2019

Lapu-Lapu City Police Office chief Colonel Lemuel Obon confirmed that another suspect to the Silawan slay case was already in their custody.

However, Obon said the city police office has to coordinate first with the special investigation task group (SITG) of the Silawan case before divulging any information about the identity of the suspect and his participation to the crime.

In the initial reports, the then 17-year-old ex-boyfriend of Silawan was tagged as the main suspect in the brutal killing of the teenager.

He was arrested on March 16 in Lapu-Lapu City and currently in the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Silawan was found dead in a vacant lot on March 11 with her throat slit, her face skinned, and her body stabbed several times.  —Joviland Rita/LDF, GMA News