BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – A good-looking young man suspected of robbing mostly homosexuals was arrested in Barangay Nag-ubay, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo.
Anthony Gumacal of Barangay Tigum, Pavia, Iloilo was the No. 9 most wanted man in his town.
He went calmly with the combined forces of the Pavia police station and Regional Intelligence Unit that served his arrest warrant on Monday around 4:30 p.m.
Judge Victorino Maniba of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 39 issued the suspect’s arrest warrant for robbery with physical injuries last year yet, said Police Officer 3 Jojo Serra of Pavia.
Ruel Casamayor of Barangay Sto. Rosario Duran, City Proper here tagged Gumacal as the one who robbed and tried to kill him on June 16, 2013 in Pavia.
Casamayor told the police Gumacal befriended him at Smallville Complex in Mandurriao district. They later agreed proceed to Pavia.
In Barangay Anilao, Pavia, Gumacal declared a holdup. He took Casamayor’s P5,000 cash then beat him up.
Casamayor said Gumacal fled when residents spotted the suspect mauling him.
“We receive reports that Gumacal already victimized three homosexual men,” said Serra.
He urged them to report to the Pavia police and filed charges./PN
