The two former cops who were implicated in the murder of Pampanga beauty pageant bet Geneva Lopez and Israeli boyfriend Yitshak Cohen.
By Jet D. Antolin
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said the killing of a beauty contestant and her Israeli fiancé could be motivated by a land dispute.
Over the weekend, authorities found the remains of beauty queen Geneva Lopez and her Israeli fiancé Yitzhak Cohen, who have been missing for two weeks.
Two ex-cops identified as Michael Guiang and Rommel Abuso and a civilian named Jeffrey Santos, all allegedly linked to the murder, have been arrested over a different crime.Two other suspects remain at large.
Earlier, two individuals who voluntarily surrendered helped in locating the bodies of the victims. In a press conference on Monday, PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group director Maj. Gen. Leo Francisco said the couple was possibly killed due to a land dispute with Guiang. Francisco said Lopez was already seizing the land that Guiang pawned to her.
Guiang and his cohorts allegedly arranged a fake meet up to gun down the couple. Francisco said they are set to file murder charges against Guiang and the other suspects.
“Yung mag-nobya ay nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na makipagkita kay Guiang dahil si Guiang ay may isinanglang lupa kay Geneva at gusto nang bawiin ni Guiang yung lupa kay Geneva . Sinabi ni Guiang na may buyer din yung lupang isinangla niya at ipapakilala niya ito kay Geneva,” Francisco said.
