Carl Angelo Arnaiz (Photo from his Facebook account)
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday said the parents of 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz and the taxi driver whom the boy allegedly robbed should be summoned at the next Senate hearing.
鈥淧erhaps to piece the story together, maybe in the future we could invite the parents (of Arnaiz) if we have another hearing, also the driver of the taxi so we could hear the side of their story,鈥� Poe said during Senate probe on the killing of Kian Delos Santos.
According to the spot report read by the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief Oscar Albayalde on Arnaiz鈥� case, the cab driver, identified as Marleo Bagcal, sought help from police on August 18. But when聽the authorities responded, Arnaiz allegedly fired at the cops, which prompted the police to kill him.
The report also said that Arnaiz was reportedly found with three sachets of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) and two packets of marijuana.
Arnaiz鈥� parents, Carlito and Eva, said they do not believe the cops鈥� tales, and claimed that the teenager went outside to buy food with a friend before he went missing.
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The 14-year-old friend Arnaiz went outside with was still missing, according to Public Attorney鈥檚 Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta.
鈥淣aghahanap pa rin po ang pamilya ni Reynaldo de Guzman kung nasaan siya (Reynaldo de Guzman鈥檚 family is still looking for him),鈥� Acosta said.
While the Philippine National Police (PNP) crime laboratory said during the Senate hearing that Arnaiz tested positive for gunpowder, the PAO said it did not conduct a paraffin test on Arnaiz.
Meanwhile, Dr. Erwin Erfe of the PAO forensic laboratory services noted that five gunshot wounds, three of which were in the middle of the chest, were retrieved from Arnaiz鈥檚 body.
鈥淚t looks like that the victim was handcuffed. There were marks of handcuff,鈥� Erfe added. IDL