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Suspect, 13, faces charges over death of girl found in vacant lot in QC

Published Aug 6, 2025 10:08 am
The 13-year-old boy accused of raping and killing an 8-year-old girl in Barangay Sta. Lucia, Novaliches, Quezon City, will face legal charges despite his age.
The charges were filed by the Quezon City Police District’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) on Tuesday, August 5.
“The case of rape with homicide was referred to the city prosecutor’s office,” said QCPD CIDU chief P/Lt. Col. Edison Ouano.
This, after the suspect allegedly admitted that he strangled the girl to death.
“Doon sa testimony niya po ang pagkakasabi niya sa amin noong gabi na yun ay sinakal niya lang. Pagkasakal niya, nawalan ng malay. Doon na po ginawa siguro yung hindi dapat mangyari (In his testimony, he told us that night that he just strangled her. After strangling her, she lost consciousness. That's probably when he did something to the unconscious girl),” Barangay Sta. Lucia chairman Ruel Marpa said.
The suspect has been brought to the Molave Youth Home while waiting for the city prosecutor’s decision on the case.
Meanwhile, the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) said the suspect will undergo appropriate legal proceedings and may still be held accountable through intervention and civil actions, even though he is below the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
“Ayaw kong pangunahan si judge, pero kung pagbabasehan natin ang batas, madi-dismiss ‘yun dahil wala siyang criminal liability… Pero hindi ibig sabihin noon na walang pananagutan (I don't want to lead the judge, but if we base it on the law, he would be dismissed because he has no criminal liability... But that doesn't mean there is no responsibility),” said JJWC Executive Director Tricia Clare Oco.
Despite public pressure, the JJWC maintained that the law must be followed. Under the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, only minors aged between 15 and 18 who act with discernment may be held criminally liable.
The suspect can be placed under the custody of Bahay Pag-asa for rehabilitation, and civil charges can also be filed against the suspect’s family. 
The victim’s grandmother believes the suspect should be treated as an adult.
“Talaga dapat tratuhing adult kasi nag-deny siya na kunyari wala siyang kaalama-lam, sumama pa siya sa paghahanap. Ganun ba ang bata? Hindi ganun ang bata (He really should be treated like an adult because he denied it, pretending he didn't know, he even went along with the search. Is that what a child is like? A child is not like that),” she said. 

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