DAVAO CITY — A court in Misamis Occidental on Friday deferred the scheduled arraignment against the five individuals facing the case of Robbery in Public Place that happened in Ozamiz City on January1.
This , after a parent revealed to the court that one of the suspects is their child and is a minor.
The arraignment and pre-trial conference were scheduled same day.
However, due to the new development, Municipal Trial Court in Cities Branch 2 Acting Presiding judge Arnel Rempillo, called for the postponement asking the parents for a copy of the Birth Certificates of the person who they revealed that he is a minor.
The five individuals were charged with Robbery in Public Building after the theft of two jewelry shops and an ATM cash machine that happened here in Ozamiz City on January 1.
The suspects were identified as Alias, Alias Jol Alias, Alias Abet, Alias Bray and; Alias Ram.
The court on January 10 summoned the suspects to appear before the court on Friday at 9:00 in the morning.
Seven individuals filed a case against the suspects after the incident.
The suspects looted two jewelry shops inside Gaisano Capital in Ozamiz City; and took the money inside the Automated Teller Machine.
The criminal case with docket number Criminal Case Nu. 11270 of the MTC there to compel the MTCC and not the Regional Trial Court. The case of Robbety in Public Place has a penalty of six years, if court finds the suspects guilty.
