00:00A 13-year-old man was arrested after attempting to rape a 13-year-old woman in Quezon City.
00:06The suspect is a neighbor and a co-worker of the victim's stepfather.
00:12Vel Custodio reports.
00:17This man was in jail for rape after attempting to rape a minor in Magsaysay, Quezon City on Monday.
00:25According to the 13-year-old victim, the suspect entered their house while he was sleeping on Monday.
00:31The victim was no longer conscious because of the fear and the smell.
00:35The suspect entered their room with a knife.
00:41There was a stick that was smelled on his nose.
00:51The victim became weak.
00:54The knife was pointed at him and he was able to kill himself.
01:00Because of the victim's fear, he was not able to speak to his parents.
01:05He feels that his mother is not good. He wants to ask her to forgive his son.
01:12It was found out that the victim's stepfather, a co-worker of the victim's stepfather, relied on him.
01:17The suspect also lives in the compound where the victim's family lives.
01:22The suspect was arrested in the compound and is now in the custody of Project 6 Police.
01:28The suspect had a record of frustrated murder in 2005.
01:32But the suspect denied the charges.
01:35I don't have any evidence.
01:37So you're just pretending?
01:39Yes.
01:40Why are you pretending?
01:42I'm just pretending.
01:44But he admitted that they sometimes had an illicit relationship with the victim's stepfather
01:48because they didn't agree on the sale of ice cream.
01:52I borrowed centavos, champichel, and ice cream.
01:55Because of the ice cream?
01:57The suspect will now face a statutory rape case.
02:00Vel Custodio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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