Police investigators have requested a drug test for the suspect in the Antipolo bakery massacre in Barangay Cupang to fully evaluate his mental state after he stabbed seven bakery workers to death on April 22, Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) director Col. Felipe Maraggun said on Thursday.
In a radio interview, Maraggun said they want to make sure that the pieces of evidence collected from the crime scene will be properly examined by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Forensic Group despite the cooperation of the suspect, identified as alias “Bogart.”
Lt. Col. Ryan Manongdo, Antipolo Police chief, added they have already filed a request for the drug test and are just waiting for the forensics group’s approval.
“We will just wait kung papayagan kasi hindi ito drug case. I believe meron silang policy na only mga drug cases lang ang puwede i-drug test although we tried,” Manongdo said.
The police doubted Bogart’s claim that he acted alone in committing the crime, as he appeared unharmed despite saying that he was ganged up by the victims during his rampage.
“Well, actually, isa yan sa tiningnan natin kahapon kung sa perspective ng ordinaryong tao paano niya nagawa yung pagpatay doon sa pito niyang mga kasamahan. Nakita ko ‘yung mga physical, ‘yung mga kasamahan niya are able bodied, malalaki at kung ikaw ay isang ordinaryong tao, talagang mag-isip ka paano niya naisagawa ‘yung ganung krimen. But of course, ang version niya kahapon nung pinag-aralan natin since birthday niya nagpainom siya ng alak, then after that natulog na itong mga kasamahan niya,” Maraggun explained.
The police also requested the forensic group to test the drink that was given to the victims as Bogart may have laced it with chemicals to make them fall asleep. (Patrick Garcia)
