Police are hunting for a rapist and a tricycle driver who attacked a UPLB student on almost same spot where Given Grace Cebanico was raped and killed almost at the same time three years ago.
Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that Dr. Enrique Tolentino Jr., the UPLB Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs, confirmed on Thursday, that the rape of a female college student has been reported to the police, but he requested that all information regarding the identity of the victim be withheld.
The 17-year-old student took a tricycle in Barangay Maahas in going home to Barangay Paciano Rizal after attending a student event, around 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
But before reaching home, the tricycle driver stopped in the guise of running out of gasoline and took the victim to a dim portion along the IPB Road, also in Putho-Tuntungin, with a weapon held against her, the report said. It said it happened almost on the same spot where Given was assaulted, barangay chief of Putho-Tuntungin Ronald Oñate said.
The driver left the victim, who was later found “walking” by a UPLB security guard, Tolentino said.
It is not known whether the tricycle belonged to any drivers’ association near campus.
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