MANILA, Philippines — A 10-year-old girl was found dead on the sink of her neighbor’s house in Atimonan, Quezon on Tuesday.
The body was covered with pots and pans when found by police officers in Barangay Zone 1.
Initial investigation showed the girl visited her grandmother and failed to return home, prompting her mother to seek the help of the police.
The grandmother told police that the victim went to an apartment rented by an alias Jeff, who was arrested in Rosario, Batangas in a follow-up operation.
Video footage of closed-circuit television cameras installed in the village showed the girl entering the suspect’s apartment.
Police said the victim could have died of strangulation. A power cable was found at the crime scene.
Authorities have yet to determine if the victim was sexually molested.