Quezon City Police District (QCPD) officers arrested a dismissed cop and two others in Novaliches, Quezon City, in connection with the killing of Police Staff Master Sergeant Diane Marie Gabres Mollenido and her eight-year-old son, John Ysmael.
The QCPD said the suspects were apprehended on the night of January 30 in Brgy. San Agustin and Brgy. San Bartolome following a joint operation by police investigators and special units.
The suspects were identified as rider Gil Valdemoro Dy Jr., car sales agent Pia Katrina Panganiban, and dismissed police officer Christian Suarez Panganiban, who is Pia’s husband.
Investigators established that on January 16, Mollenido and her son left their residence in Brgy. Lower Bicutan, Taguig, onboard a sports utility vehicle intending to sell the said car.
They were last seen alive at the Novaliches residence of Pia and Christian Panganiban.
Further investigation revealed that Dy had conspired with the Panganiban couple in the disappearance and killing of the victims.
Investigators continue efforts to recover the firearm used in the killing, believed to have been discarded in Bulacan.
Meanwhile, a metallic gray Toyota Fortuner with a temporary plate, allegedly used in disposing of the victims’ bodies, was discovered at around 8:20 a.m. on January 31 on Zakura Street, Deca Clark Homes, Brgy. Margot, Angeles City. It is undergoing forensic examination in Pampanga.
Police said the arrest followed the recovery of key evidence, including Mollenido’s personal cellphone, as well as P100,000, mobile phones, and identification cards from the suspects.
Moreover, the investigators were now looking into the motive of the suspects for allegedly killing Mollenido and her child.
