Suspect in killing of 2-year-old in Tarlac had row with victim's mom

A two-year-old boy was found dead at the house of a neighbor in Concepcion, Tarlac a day after he went missing on Wednesday.

According to Joanne Ponsoy's report on "24 Oras," the victim, Axel Castro of Barangay Green Village, had a gag on the mouth and wounds when he was found at the house of the 16-year-old suspect.

Based on investigation, Axel's mother and the suspect were involved in a quarrel, which started from an insulting social media post of the former.

“Tinakpan niya ng tela, yung damit daw, yung bata, hiniga nya sa sahig. Nagpumiglas yung bata, may unan siya nakita raw yun ang pinangtakip niya sa mukha. Nung humihina na yung pagkawag nung bata, pag-alis daw niya iba na yung kulay ng bata,” Police Lieutenant Colonel Noriel Romboa, chief of Concepcion Police Station said.

After the crime, the suspect allegedly took the victim to the bedroom and covered him with a blanket.

“Nakalma na po kaunti pero hindi pa po kasi tapos ang kaso kaya hindi pa kami satisfied,” said Axel’s mother, Mary Ann Evaristo.

Meanwhile, the 16-year-old suspect who confessed to the crime is now under police custody and will soon be transferred to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).—Sherylin Untalan/LDF, GMA News