Authorities in British Columbia, Canada, have arrested a Filipino lawyer involved in the death of a Canadian university professor.
The suspect was identified as Rogelio “Butch” Bagabuyo, 54.
Bagabuyo has been charged with interfering with human remains.
He was released on bail and was temporarily freed after the court allowed him to post bail.
The suspect has not yet made a statement about the case.
The suspect was charged after the body of Mohd Abdullah, 60, who had been teaching at Thompson Riverside University in Kamloops, British Columbia, was found for 21 years.
His body was found wrapped in a plastic bin left in an abandoned van on Monterey Place in Kamloops.
Kamloops British Columbia Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed the victim was killed, but they did not detail the incident.
The victim’s daughter, Sarah Jeet Lalata-Buco, who lives in Pangasinan, is asking for justice.
She said she could not accept what had happened to her father.
According to Buco, her father and the suspect are close friends.
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Filipino lawyer involved in death of Canadian university professor
The suspect allegedly arranged the victim’s last will and testament.
The suspect also allegedly knew the victim’s assets and properties.
The victim was reported missing on March 11, according to a report in GMA News’ Unang Balita on Monday.
Buco is already in contact with the Canadian Embassy.
Buco told GMA News she last saw her father in 2017 after he left the Philippines when she was young.
She said her mother, Florentina met her father in Singapore when she was still a domestic helper while her father worked as a private tutor.
She said her mother refused her father’s offer to live in Canada, so she and her mother were left in the Philippines.
She said she last met her father before 2018, when their move to Canada was discussed.
Buco is now asking for help from the Department of Foreign Affairs so that she can personally take care of her father’s remains in Canada.
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