Teen says pastor ordered him to kill 7-year-old

A 14-year-old boy in Iligan City said that he killed a little girl after being threatened by a supposed pastor.

According to a 24 Oras report by James Paolo Yap on Thursday, the suspect admitted to killing a 7-year-old child, who had been found dead by the Iligan Police on December 12.

The suspect said he was ordered to do so by a pastor called “Alcom.”

“According sa statement ng minor, ang nag-utos sa kanya, kung hindi daw niya mapapatay ang bata, siya daw ang papatayin. So, parang wala siyang choice, tapos parang may problema sa pamilya ang party sa nag-utos at ang bata na pinatay,” said Iligan Police spokesperson Police Major Zandrex Panolong.

“Ang kanyang revelation is binagsakan daw niya ng bato ang ulo [ng biktima] pero nakita ko na may sugat na parang resulta ng matalas na bagay. Ang expert from the forensic unit ang makaka-determine sa cause of death,” he added.

The police have yet to confirm the motive behind the crime.

The suspect is now in the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Iligan, while the alleged pastor is still at large. — Jiselle Anne C. Casucian/BM, GMA Integrated News