Cainta massacre suspect nabbed in Marinduque

MANILA, Philippines – Police nabbed the principal suspect in the killing of four members of a household in Cainta, Rizal, last Monday.

Calabarzon police director Samuel Pagdilao Jr. said members of the Cainta and Marinduque provincial police apprehended Fortunato Azibar, 24, also known as Jun-jun, around 3 p.m. yesterday during a raid at a resort near Barangay Buliangin and Maligaya, Boac.

Pagdilao said Azibar was tagged by some witnesses as the primary suspect in last Monday's massacre in Westbank Floodway in Brgy. San Andres, Cainta, Rizal, that left four of his relatives dead.

The suspect is a nephew of Amado Azibar, 45, who was killed along with his wife Elizabeth, 40; and his two siblings Amado Jr.,14, and Fretchie, 10.

Investigation disclosed that the victim, Amado Sr., and the suspect were last seen together with other men in a drinking session around 7:00 p.m. last Sunday.

Later that evening, one of the neighbors, Adelaide Devocion, heard a commotion at the victim's residence with one of the Azibars begging for help.

Police found the bodies of the four victims bloodied on the floor the next day. (report from Dennis Carcamo, Philstar.com)