christian lee silawan

2024-05-17


Christine Lee Silawan, a 16-year-old high school student and church collector, was found dead in a vacant lot in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Her body was discovered beyond recognition-half of her face was skinned to the skull and her body had multiple stab wounds. She was also naked from the waist down and possibly raped.

Cebu City, Philippines — The 17-year-old teenager tagged as the suspect in the killing of Christine Lee Silawan will be charged as an adult, and not as a minor.

CEBU, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested on Saturday the 17-year-old former boyfriend of 16-year-old Christine Lee Silawan in relation to the girl's death.

Police Officer 3 Dan Gacosgacos, the main investigator of the case, identified the girl as Christine Lee Silawan, a resident of barangay Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City who served as a collector in the nearby Sacred Heart Parish Church in the neighboring Barangay of Pajac.

POLICE Gen. Oscar Albayalde (right) presents Renato Payuman Llenes, the self-confessed killer of 16-year-old Christine Lee Silawan at the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) headquarters in Camp Sergio Osmeña in Cebu City. (Juan Carlo de Vela)

Apr 10, 2019, 2:07 am. OBSESSION with Christine Lee Silawan, 16, drove a 43-year-old father of five to kill her and skin her face with a pair of scissors, reportedly after she refused his request to have sex. Police Regional Office 7 Chief Debold Sinas said the suspect admitted killing Silawan on March 10 in Barangay Bankal, Lapu-Lapu City.

Flowers and candles are placed on the tomb of Christine Lee Silawan at the Cattleya Cemetery in the town of Cordova His name, Renato Llenes. It was on April 9 that Llenes was arrested by the police, where he made an "extra-judicial confession" for killing her but he entered "not guilty" plea for the murder charges.

The grisly murder of Christine Lee Silawan sparked a nationwide outrage, not only about reinstating the death penalty in the Philipines but also about the safety of women. Filipinos wanted justice — rightly so — and called on the National Bureau of Investigation (NIB) to make an immediate arrest.

Murdered 16-year-old Christine Lee Silawan is laid to rest. By: Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio March 23,2019 - 05:19 PM. Lourdes Silawan, mother of Christine Lee Silawan, grieves over the casket of her daughter during the burial rites at the Cattleya Cemetery in Cordova Town on March 23. | Delta Dyrecka Letigio.

April 12, 2019 | 12:00am. PNP chief Oscar Albayalde listens as Renato Payupan Llenes confessed to the killing of 16-year-old Christine Lee Silawan in Lapu-Lapu City last month. Aldo Nelbert...

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