LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The boyfriend of slain obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Rajean Monnette Romualdez – considered as a person of interest in her death last Sunday in Naga City in Camarines Sur province – voluntarily surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) at the port of Matnog in Sorsogon province on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 19.
Police Brig. Gen. Andre P. Dizon, Police Regional Office-5 chief, said that Raymart Martinez, the person of interest in the killing of Romualdez, was picked up by agents of the NBI-Naga in Matnog.
He was convinced to surrender through his family after three days of negotiation, the NBI said.
Martinez was taken to Naga City, Dizon said.
Martinez was being hunted by authorities after police established that he was the last person seen with the victim prior to her death.
Romualdez was found dead with a bullet wound in the head in the passenger seat of a car parked on Princeton St., Monterey Village, Barangay Concepcion Pequeña, near her apartment and the Bicol Medical Center where she was working.
Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion offered a P200,000 reward to any person who can provide information leading to the identification, arrest, prosecution, and conviction of her assailant.
Businessman Noel de Luna also offered a P1-million reward for information that would lead to arrest and prosecution of her killer.
Police formed a Special Investigation Task Group to hunt her killer.
When interviewed by the media after his surrender, Martinez refused to talk about the incident, saying his lawyer will answer questions for him.
Martinez is now in the custody of the NBI Naga. (Niño Luces)
