MANILA, Philippines — The three suspects behind the brutal killing of transgender man Ebeng Mayor have been arrested and formally charged by the prosecutor’s office, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Sunday.
PNP identified the suspects as Zander Gal Dela Cruz, Joel Montoban Loyola, and Richard Elvin Delima Araza.
The suspects were charged with rape with homicide and robbery in the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office on Saturday, May 22.
An additional complaint of Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition was filed against Loyola.
According to PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, Mayor’s body was found around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday in a vacant lot at Sitio Bakal, Ba…
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