MANILA, Philippines — One of the alleged tortured teenagers in Tondo, Manila was a suspected member of the Batang City Jail (BCJ) as authorities were eyeing gang war angle in the slaying of the minors, Manila Police District (MPD) Homicide Section said on Wednesday.
Chormel Buenaflor and Carl Justin Banogon, both aged 15, were found dead off the Islang Puting Bato breakwaters days after they went missing on Jan. 31.
In a phone interview with INQUIRER.net, MPD Homicide Chief Police Captain Henry Navarro said Buenaflor’s body bore BCJ tattoos.
“There’s a possibility that this incident involved a gang war, reportedly they are in groups. We are looking at street gangs if they have…
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