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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 37-year-old suspect identified as the stepfather of a two-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive inside their rented room in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City, denied beating the child, as the boy’s family said it would pursue a murder case against him. Police arrested alias “Lyle” at around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16, in Sitio Nazareth, Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City, several hours after the child was found unresponsive inside their rented room along Santa

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 37-year-old suspect identified as the stepfather of a two-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive inside their rented room in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City, denied beating the child, as the boy’s family said it would pursue a murder case agai...

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Bias Comparison — Arrested stepfather denies beating 2-yr-old found dead in Tisa, Cebu

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Center: CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 37-year-old suspect identified as the stepfather of a two-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive inside their rented room in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City, denied beating the child, as the boy’s family said it would pursue a murder case against him. Police arrested alias “Lyle” at around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16, in Sitio Nazareth, Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City, several hours after the child was found unresponsive inside their rented room along Santa
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Arrested stepfather denies beating 2-yr-old found dead in Tisa, Cebu