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CAVITE – Police confirmed the arrest of five individuals in connection with the hazing that claimed the life of maritime student Mark Kenneth Alcedo in March.
A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said the suspects were nabbed in General Trias City on Wednesday, June 3.
Police identified the suspects as alias Archie, alias John, alias Johnlee, alias Dario, and alias Kenneth.
They were apprehended by virtue of an arrest warrant issued on June 1 by the Regional Trial Court, Fourth Judicial Region, Branch 90 in Dasmariñas City, for violating the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018.
No bail was recommended.
On March 1, 19-year-old Alcedo was subjected to hazing in an open field in Dasmariñas. He was later dropped off at a hospital in General Trias, where he died from his injuries.