Missing 22-year-old Jovelyn Galleno’s skeleton was found in Barangay Santa Lourdes, Puerto Princesa, in Palawan based on DNA test results, according to the police.
Puerto Princesa City police spokesperson Police Captain Maria Victoria Iquin said that 99.9%. match the DNA sample taken from the skeleton and the swab sample from Galleno’s mother.
“Base sa resulta na isinagawag DNA examination ng PNP forensic group sa DNA samples mula sa natagpuang kalansay at buccal swab ng ina ni Jovelyn lumabas na 99.99 percent na tugma ang resulta,” Iquin said on GMA News Online this Tuesday.
This was also announced by Police Major Clyde Kalyawen of the Regional Public Information Office, according to Junfred Calamba’s report on Super Radyo dzBB.
August 5 when the girl disappeared after entering her workplace inside a mall.
Last week, August 23, the skeleton and some belongings of Galleno were found in a dense area.
Following her abduction in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, the cousin of Jovelyn admitted raping and killing her, according to the local police.
PNP: Jovelyn Galleno was the found skeleton based on DNA result
“Sa amin po, sa PNP (Philippine National Police), inamin po nya na sya ang pumatay at nag-rape sa kanyang pinsan, so person of interest na sya,” said Puerto Princesa City police spokesperson Police Captain Maria Victoria Iquin.
“In his free will, inamin nya na sya ang pumatay at nanggahasa. Kung mayroon pa pong ibang suspects, ay yun ay patuloy nating iniimbestigahan. Inaantay po natin ang DNA testing para ma-determine natin kung ang skeletal remains na nadun sa crime scene ay si Jovelyn,” she added.
Iquin claimed that when Jovelyn’s two cousins, Yubert and Jobert, got into a violent altercation that ended with a stabbing incident, the victim’s supposed remains were found.
Iquin claimed that Jobert indicated the location of Jovelyn’s remains during the incident.
Among the remains were several of Jovelyn’s personal items, including a black purse, a cellphone, and some identification cards.
Jovelyn’s relatives asserted that the underwear discovered with the bones was not hers.
They also doubted the presence of skeletal remains in light of Jovelyn’s short three-week disappearance.
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