CAVITE – A seven-year-old girl was raped and killed allegedly by her godfather in Barangay Cabuco, Trece Martires City, on Holy Thursday, April 6.

A statement from Trece Martires City Police Station (CPS) says the victim, identified as alias Nene, was found on the riverbanks without clothing and with wounds all over her body.

She was rushed to General Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

With the help of CCTV footage, authorities were able to track the suspect and arrested him in a construction site in Barangay San Agustin, Dasmariñas Cavite.

Trece Martires CPS identified the suspect as John, a 34-year-old construction worker.

Investigators gathered that suspect and the father of alias Nene  had a drinking spree on Holy Thursday morning. The victim reportedly wanted to go swimming in the river, so the suspect went with her.

The suspect was jailed in 2021 for violating the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, police said.

Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) Col. Christopher F. Olazo commended the operatives for the immediate arrest of the suspect.