Two cops are detained and accused of being behind the killing of the 15-year-old girl in Ilocos Sur who was shot dead after filing a molestation complaint with the police.
LAW ENFORCER. A Philippine policeman stands guard as people queue to register with the police during the mass surrender of some 1,000 alleged drug users and pushers in the town of Tanauan. File photo by Ted Aljibe/Rapplerthe killing of the 15-year-old girl in Ilocos SurIn a statement, the Philippine National Police announced on Sunday, July 5, that the Ilocos Sur Provincial Police Office filed murder complaints against Staff Sergeant Randy Ramos and Staff Sergeant Marawi Torda on Friday, July 3.
In a phone interview with Rappler, Ilocos Sur police chief Colonel Ronald Tagao said they still do not know whether the cops themselves shot the girl dead, but they believe that the two were involved in the murder in some way.Ramos, meanwhile, is also facing a rape complaint lodged by the murdered girl's 18-year-old cousin.
Citing Cabugao cops, the PNP said the two girls were sexually harassed by the cops after they were arrested for violating curfew. The 15-year-old girl managed to escape and file a complaint before she was killed. As of Sunday, the two cops were detained at the Ilocos Regional Police Office at Camp Florendo in San Fernando City, La Union.
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