CIDG arrests man who killed, chopped wife’s body in Laguna
A MAN wanted for killing his wife and dismembering her body before dumping them in different locations to cover up his crime in 2011 was arrested by agents of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Cabuyao City, Laguna, PNP-CIDG director Maj. Gen. Nicolas D. Torre III reported yesterday.
The suspect identified only as alias “Alberto,” a resident of Bgy. Butong in Cabuyao City, was arrested in his hiding place in Sta. Rosa City by members of the CIDG Major Crimes Investigation Unit on the strength of a warrant for parricide under Article 246 of the Revised Penal Code issued by the Cabuyao City Regional Trial Court Branch 108 last March 11.
Torre said that that accused was tracked down in his hiding place in Sta. Rosa City on Friday last week following tips received by the CIDG-MCIU.
The official said that a daughter of the victim herself made the startling discovery that her father was behind the gruesome murder of her mother.
According to the girl, she was told by a brother of her father that the latter conferred to him that he killed, dismembered and disposed of the chopped body parts of the victim.
On May 21, 2024, the victim’s daughter reported the incident and circumstances surrounding the disappearance of her mother to the CIDG-MCIU.
An ensuing police investigation led to the discovery of the victim’s body parts.
According Torre, officers from the CIDG-MCIU, a special CIDG unit in-charge of investigating major, heinous and sensational incidents and cases, discovered that the suspect was the last person seen with the victim before she mysteriously disappeared on May 17, 2011.
On August 22, 2024, a DNA test was conducted on the recovered remains by the PNP Forensic Group upon a request from the CIDG-MCIU. The DNA Analysis confirmed that the remains belonged to the missing woman.
The PNP-CIDG director said that on January 27 this year, a criminal complaint for parricide was filed against the suspect before the National Prosecution Service. Last March 11, the Cabuyao RTC Branch 108 issued a warrant of arrest against the accused.
“This successful investigation and operation underscore the CIDG’s commitment in conducting a thorough investigation, filing of airtight case, and putting criminals behind bars, with the end view of helping the victims and victims’ family attain the justice they deserved,” said Torre.
“I commend the men and women of MCIU for this investigative and operational accomplishment. The Team knew and did their task with flying colors. This is remarkable. They never stopped in the filing of complaint, they patiently waited for the arrest warrant, then, grabbed the suspect at once,” the official added.
