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MANDAUE CITY, Philippines - Mandaue City policemen arrested a neighbor of the call center agent who was found dead inside her rented room in Barangay (village) Guizo.

Jerome Oporto, 30, was taken into police custody after the cellphone stolen from Cheryl Reoma was traced to a buyer on Monday night.

Police said Oporto, who was captured in his house in Barangay Guizo, did not resist arrest. In the presence of a public attorney, he later signed an extrajudicial confession admitting to killing the woman and stealing her cellphone.

Oporto appeared remorseful when he was presented to the media on Tuesday before he was taken to the court.

Charges of robbery with homicide were to be filed against him for the death of Reoma, a 28-year-old call center agent who was also a widow with one child.

Oporto was a neighbor of the victim and was peeping through a hole in the wall near the door when Reoma noticed him, according to his confession, said Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) station 1 commander, Senior Inspector Seigfred Toribio.

Police said Oporto pretended to ask Reoma if he could borrow P200 from her.

But when the door was opened, Oporto slapped the woman twice and forced her inside her rented room in Magaling Compound.

According to the police report, Oporto got a knife from the table inside the room and stabbed Reoma once.

He then fled with her Sony Ericsson mobile phone.

A witness saw Oporto jump off the fence of the compound.

Police said they believe that Oporto had been spying on his female neighbor, who was living alone since her husband died.

Police said Reoma died on Holy Tuesday but her body was only discovered three days later on Good Friday.

The woman’s wallet and mobile phone were missing.

Last Monday night, the stolen phone was recovered from a buyer in Barangay Guizo who later turned it over to police.

source: Cebu Daily News / Metro

kalooy sad.

For a cell phone?

WTF

You can get a phone here for 50 bucks. 50 bucks! When is a lousy 50 bucks equal to a human life??
The woman lost her husband and was already heart broken, then this lowlife takes advantage. Disgusting, filthy worm.

It really is true what my priests say, the times we live in, devils and demons are around tormenting and influencing souls to commit horrid crimes. I really do believe it.

I really do not know how people like him do things like this. It boggles my mind.

the girl was an office mate of my apartment mate.. from a very prestigious call center there at IT park..  I think he has no conscience ..grabeh mi amin jud cya.. or maybe he's too sorry na.. It was the girl's family who discovered the body after their holy week outing..cause it smelled,

My friend said cahs and her atm card was also stolen..

see? katumbas sa life dre  cellphone.. ouch! T.T

huh?! maybe it's time to invent paper cellphone.

My god, people get killed for such cheap and replaceable items?

When I go to Philippines I won't dress up. I'm going to wear shorts, chinelas and a raggy shirt. I don't care if people mistaken me for a boy-boy, or a farm worker. And if an idiot is stupid to try to rob me, I'll be like, "Sir, wa koy kwarta, sir."

Hmmm,

Seriously tho, it is so sad how there are robberies and crimes going around for petty things such as a cell phone, 100 peso, a wallet etc.