UST law student’s death: Main suspect has left PH

AUTHORITIES confirmed Thursday that one of the key suspects in the killing of University of Santo Tomas law student Horacio Castillo III has left the country last Tuesday, September 19.

Ralph Trangia, a member of the Aegis Juris Fraternity, has left the country, a day before the Department of Justice has ordered to place him and 16 others under an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order.

Trangia boarded an Eva Air flight to Taipei, according to the Bureau of Immigration.

Ralph was among the three principal suspects identified by the Manila Police District in relation to the hazing death of the Castillo.

The two others are his father Antonio Trangia, the owner of the vehicle that transported Castillo to the hospital, and John Paul Solano.

MPD director Chief Superintendent Joel Coronel said Ralph conspired with Solano to impede the ongoing police investigation.

Solano was the law student who claimed to have found Castillo’s body on Sunday morning along Infanta street in Tondo, Manila.

He brought Castillo to the Chinese General Hospital but told police that he did not know the victim.

Investigation showed Solano had recruited Castillo to the fraternity.

Aside from Solano and Trangia, the 14 fraternity member placed under the immigration lookout are Arvin Balag, Mhin Wei Chan, Marc Anthony Ventura, Axel Munro Hipe, Oliver John Audrey Onofre, Joshua Joriel Macabali, Jason Adolfo Robiños, Ranie Rafael Santiago, Danielle Hans Mattew Rodrigo, Carl Mattew Villanueva, Aeron Salientes, Marcelino Bagtang, Zimon Padro and Jose Miguel Salamat.

The MPD and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) are conducting a separate investigation into the incident.