TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A 16-year-old girl with autism was found dead with a knife wound in the neck in Barangay Ibabang Bukal, this city, Thursday night.
Almost 13 hours after the discovery of the girl’s body, police arrested a suspect, identified as Jun Ryan Ocado Francia alias Bagamon, 33, farmer and resident of the said village.
The victim was found by her father half-naked with a stab wound in the neck and bruises all over the body around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday.
The father sought the assistance of Emmanuel Paredes Hangad, chief tanod of Barangay Ibabang Bukal, who in turn reported the incident to Tayabas City Police.
Police said the victim’s mother claimed that her daughter had autism spectrum disorder.
Members of the Tayabas City Police, after gathering information from concerned citizens, arrested the suspect at around 9:18 p.m. (Danny Estacio)