MANILA, Philippines — The suspect involved the murder of a 20-year-old student in Maguindanao was arrested in Cotabato City on Tuesday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday.
Citing reports from PNP Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BAR), PNP chief Police General Debold Sinas identified the suspect as 22-year-old Rafsanjani Bayona Tatak, alias Datu Raprap Tatak.
Sinas said the arrest came after witnesses told police that Tatak was behind the killing of student Mondjahid Tauf, whose body was recovered in Barangay Kibucay, Upi.
Seized from Tatak was a handgun allegedly used in the murder of the Maguindanao student, Sinas also noted.
According to the victim’s mother,…
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