2 nabbed in murder of Lipa student

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — The alleged mastermind and the killer of a 20-year-old National University architecture student were arrested in Lipa City, Batangas on Sunday, police said.

Police first nabbed Rolando Egay, 30, in Barangay Pangao. Egay, who confessed to the murder, claimed during investigation that his friend, Kevin Gonzales, ordered the attack for P10,000.

Gonzales had allegedly been courting the girl for two years, but did not receive a positive response.

Police tracked Gonzales also on Sunday, and arrested him at Oltap Subdivision in Barangay 6, Tanauan City at 10 p.m.

Investigators obtained copies of closed-circuit television footages showing the attack on 20-year-old Jazmine Iya Martinez on Oct. 14 in Barangay Duhatan in Lipa. The footages showed Martinez walking home from school when a motorcycle followed her.