Singapore cops arrest suspect in Pinay's slay

Authorities have arrested an Indian national who is suspected to be behind the killing of a 30-year-old Filipino woman there.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) did not identify the suspect but said he was 34 years old.

"On 17 March 2010 at about 4 p.m., the suspect was arrested in the vicinity of Kitchener Road in Little India. He (was to be) charged in Subordinate Court 26 on 19 March 2010 for an offense of murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224. If convicted, he faces the death penalty," the SPF said on its Web site.



The victim, Roselyn Reyes Pascua, was found with stab wounds in her rented room at Bencoolen Street before dawn last March 15.
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The Philippine Embassy in Singapore said Pascua entered the island city-state on February 3 as a tourist and extended her social visit pass until April 4. She was staying alone in a rented room at the Peony Mansion when the incident occurred.

The police initially identified five suspects, including three Filipino women and two Thai men.

Police worked tirelessly round the clock over the last three days to track down the suspect, the SPF said.

"Murder is a serious crime. We will spare no efforts to bring the perpetrator to justice. My officers have worked round the clock and left no stone unturned in their hunt for the suspect," said Senior Assistant Commissioner Ng Boon Gay, director of the Criminal Investigation Department.

Based on Embassy records, there are about 160,360 Filipinos in Singapore, including over 50,000 who are classified as irregular or undocumented migrants. Most of the Filipino workers there are domestic service workers and computer programmers and analysts. - JA/KBK, GMANews.TV More Share

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