Police: Suspect who raped, beheaded teenage girl in Cavite falls

After nearly a week, the man suspected of raping and beheading a 19-year-old woman in Cavite is now in police custody. Southern Luzon police director Chief Superintendent Samuel Pagdilao Jr. said his men arrested Cezar Catipon, who had been at large after the incident. "Nakuha na natin ang involved doon ang pinugutan ng ulo, nasa kustodiya na natin ito (We got the man involved in this crime. He is now in our custody)," he said in an interview on dzBB radio on Friday. Pagdilao did not give further details on Catipon's arrest but said the suspect faces charges of rape with murder. Earlier reports linked Catipon to the brutal rape and beheading of Mary Jane dela Vega, 19, in Magallanes town in Cavite on Monday. Dela Vega's companions were quoted as saying a drunk Catipon blocked their path at about 9:00 p.m. Monday, and took the victim at knifepoint before raping her. – VVP, GMANews.TV