Three people who voluntarily gave themselves up after beheading their drinking buddy in Calinan are now undergoing inquest procedure at the Davao City Prosecutor’s Office for the crime of murder.
The three men told police investigators a long-standing grudge led them to murder Edmond Polo Yogue, 33, on April 18 in Calinan district’s barangay San Roque.
The suspects Gualberto Cañada , 29; Nole Ampon Talay,48; and Michael John Secadron ,20 who admitted to committing the crime of murdering surrendered to their purok leader on April 20 two after Yogue was reported missing.
A spot report by Police Station 10 in Calinan revealed that the victim had been missing since April 18 based on the report of his sister Irica Polo Yogue.
After a follow up investigation, it was found out that on the same day, at about 8 o’clock in the evening, the mentioned suspects were having a drinking spree outside Talay’s house and offered liquor to Roberto Santillan who happened to pass by the place with his eight-year-old daughter.
According to Santillan, it was Cañada who stood behind the victim armed with a bolo and hacked his nape. The witness attempted to stop him but he was threatened by Cañada that he would be next if he interfered. Fearing for his life and his daughter’s, Santillan ran away.
From a distance, he saw Talay and Secadron helping each other carry the headless body towards the riverbank of San Roque, Calinan. Following the suspects’ confession, an ocular search was conducted, leading to the recovery of headless victim Yogue which was hidden and tied to a mango tree beside the river of San Roque.
It was only the day after when his head was recovered meters away, since it had been washed off the river.
It was then discovered that three suspects harbored a personal grudge against the victim although it was not exactly mentioned if it was enough reason for them to cut off Yogue’s head.
