Teasing about Silawan’s death may have triggered Llenes – BJMP investigator

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The death of Renato Llenes, the suspect in the killing of Christine Lee Silawan, could be suicide as some of his behaviors showed signs of distress, an investigator assigned to the case said.…

Lapu-Lapu City jail warden suspects foul play in death of Silawan murder suspect

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An investigation on the death of Renato Llenes, the suspect of the killing of teenager  Christine Lee Silawan in March 2019, is being conducted to determine if there is possible foul play in…

Silawan murder suspect allegedly kills self

Alven Marie Timtim 05/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Renato Llenes, the suspect in the killing of Christine Lee Silawan, was said to have committed suicide on Sunday, May 24, 2020, while detained at the male dormitory of the Lapu-Lapu City. Read…

Silawan death turns 1: Battle for justice continues

Rosalie Abatayo 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A solemn Mass marked the Silawan family’s first commemoration of the loss of Christine Lee, the high school girl from Lapu-Lapu City who lost her face and her life in a bloody crime.…

Self-confessed killer of Lapu-Lapu teen pleads not guilty to murder charges

Rosalie Abatayo 06/07/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY — Renato Llenes, the self-confessed killer of Christine Lee Silawan, has entered a not guilty plea to the murder charges  he is facing for the brutal death of 16-year-old teen from Lapu-Lapu City. Llenes was…

Silawan murder case: Arraignment of self-confessed killer set

Rosalie Abatayo 05/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the “no-show” of the family of slain teen Christine Lee Silawan, the murder case against her self-confessed assailant will start grinding in court. Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutor Ruso Zaragoza told CDN Digital that…

PRO-7 chief Sinas says they’re in the ‘right path’ in Silawan case

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/25/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—The testimony of self-confessed killer Renato Llenes is accurate, according to Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) Director Brigadier General Debold Sinas. “We are convinced that Renato Llenes is the prime suspect of the…

Police, NBI “friends” despite different findings in Silawan case

Zena Magto 04/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – – There is no bad blood between the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) and the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7). The regional leaders of these two agencies said…

Radaza to ask Christine’s mother to consider police findings

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/17/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza will ask the mother of Christine Lee Silawan to reconsider listening to the findings of the police, which implicates only Renato Llenes, the self-confessed killer of the teen…

Albayalde on Silawan case one month after victim was found dead: Solved but not yet closed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief,  General Oscar Albayalde said the murder case of 16-year-old would be considered ‘solved but not closed’. This after Albayalde led the presentation of another suspect behind the brutal…

NBI – 7 to stick with PNP autopsy findings

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI – 7), the lead investigating team tasked to solve the killing of church collector Christine Lee Silawan, will stick to the autopsy findings…

Contradicting autopsy results can weaken case vs 17-year-old suspect — Isles

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Christine Lee Silawan rape-slay case is becoming a “classic example of the saying that having too many cooks spoil the broth.” This was the comment of defense lawyer Vincent Isles on the…

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