MANILA, Philippines - Police are hunting down the girlfriends of brothers Raymond and Roger Dominguez for their alleged involvement in the alleged carjack gang leaders’ activities and the murder of car traders Emerson Lozano and Venson Evangelista and Lozano’s co-employee, Ernani Sensil.
Chief Superintendent Benito Estipona, director of the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG), said the girlfriends of the Dominguez brothers – sexy actress Katrina Paula, who is Angeline Samonte in real life; and Julliane Allysa Crisostomo – were included in the formal filing of murder charges.
“We are still hunting down six other suspects, including Rolly, Joel, Marlon, Napoleon Salamat, and the two girlfriends,” he said.
Estipona said each time Raymond staged a heist, Paula would reportedly fetch him from a safehouse, while Julliane was the one who allegedly took “bakla,” referring to suspect Alfred Mendiola, away from the scene following Evangelista’s abduction.
He said investigators were forced to file charges against the girlfriends, who ignored the summons issued by the SITG. So far, the SITG director said 11 persons have been charged for Evangelista’s murder and five are in police custody.
Estipona said among their witnesses are a security guard who saw Lozano’s Kia Carnival taken by the suspects, a resident who saw them when set the vehicle on fire in Dinalupihan, Bataan and another one who saw them dumping Sensil’s body. - By Cecille Suerte Felipe
