00:00In the jail of a senior citizen who was involved in the kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl,
00:06the kidnapping was done on the day of the victim,
00:10who was stabbed by Bea Pinlac.
00:12The 67-year-old former barangay tanod is now in jail
00:21for the kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl in Navotas in October 2024.
00:28He was arrested by the police in his house yesterday under the warrant of arrest.
00:33According to the police, the crime happened at the victim's birthday party.
00:38The suspect was the one who helped in arranging the tent for the victim's birthday.
00:46Early in the morning, while the child was playing,
00:53the suspect approached the child, grabbed the child, and hit the child's temple.
01:01According to the child's testimony, the suspect grabbed the child's back.
01:11According to the victim's story to the police,
01:13the accused continued to watch the kidnapping until his mother saw them.
01:19The accused denied the allegation.
01:22It was found that the child was holding the cell phone while he was playing and the cell phone fell.
01:28I put it here. I think his mother thought it was the child.
01:34I was doing something to the child, but nothing happened.
01:37It's not true what they were selling to me.
01:41The players were my grandchildren.
01:43The accused, who is in jail in Navotas Police Station, is facing a complaint of acts of lasciviousness.
01:49For GMA Integrated News, Bea Pinlac, for 24 Hours.
