Deniece Cornejo's granduncle wants her to surrender

Maureen Marie Belmonte

<img src='' alt='050514-kathryn_main.jpg' align='left' border='0' height='290' width='400'>Amid the ongoing search for the other suspects inthe illegal detention charge lodged by actor Vhong Navarro against hisattackers, Rod Cornejo, suspect Deniece Cornejo's granduncle, maintains thatthe model-entrepreneur is innocent. Rod, in astatement sent to Buzz ng Bayan, which was read on air during the show's Sundayepisode asked the public to reserve their judgment against his 22-year-oldgranddaughter. 'I believeDeniece is telling the truth, because of this I believe she should immediatelysubmit herself to the authorities and trust the judicial system to determinethe truth once and for all,' wrote Rod. <a href='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/10860/cedric-lee-and-simeon-raz-arrested-in-samar/'>With the recentarrest of Cedric Lee, the alleged leader of the mauling of the It's Showtimestar,</a> together with Simeon 'Zimmer' Raz for the non-bailable illegaldetention charge, the public couldn't help but be enraged that the other suspects are still atlarge. With that, Rodfurther appealed to the public to let the courts judge the case. 'I thereforeappeal to your viewers to withhold their judgment and allow the process todetermine the truth. The truth that sets one free,' he said. <a href='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/10319/deniece-cornejos-granduncle-defends-her/'>It may berecalled that Rod ardently defended Deniece's rape claim when the issue ofVhong's attack broke out.</a> In his previous exclusive interview with Buzz, heeven shared that he received a direct denial from Deniece herself when he askedher if she was lying about her rape charges against the Da Possessed star. However, in thesame Buzz ng Bayan report, the police revealed that there is a possibility thata woman--purportedly Deniece--was hiding with Cedric and Zimmer at the beachresort in Oras, Eastern Samar where they were arrested. 'Maynapansin kaming damit ng babae. Iniisip namin na baka 'yung isang suspect dinna babae, si Deniece,' the police said. Speaking ofarrests, journalist Tony Calvento, a member of Vhong's legal team, shared arecent development about the case on his Facebook Fanpage also on Sunday. 'The arrestof one of the accused in the Vhong Navarro illegal detention case turned outnegative. Three teams are now in the area where the subject is supposed to be.Subject is protected by friends and the law enforcers are almost certain thatthey would get this person if not today, tomorrow,' Tony declared. He asked thepublic to 'be patient because it really happens.' The said post ofthe seasoned journalist was spawned by his Saturday post that one of thesuspects on the case will 'fall' into the hands of the authorities.<o:p></o:p>

<img src='' alt='050514-kathryn_main.jpg' align='left' border='0' height='290' width='400'>Amid the ongoing search for the other suspects inthe illegal detention charge lodged by actor Vhong Navarro against hisattackers, Rod Cornejo, suspect Deniece Cornejo's granduncle, maintains thatthe model-entrepreneur is innocent. Rod, in astatement sent to Buzz ng Bayan, which was read on air during the show's Sundayepisode asked the public to reserve their judgment against his 22-year-oldgranddaughter. 'I believeDeniece is telling the truth, because of this I believe she should immediatelysubmit herself to the authorities and trust the judicial system to determinethe truth once and for all,' wrote Rod. <a href='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/10860/cedric-lee-and-simeon-raz-arrested-in-samar/'>With the recentarrest of Cedric Lee, the alleged leader of the mauling of the It's Showtimestar,</a> together with Simeon 'Zimmer' Raz for the non-bailable illegaldetention charge, the public couldn't help but be enraged that the other suspects are still atlarge. With that, Rodfurther appealed to the public to let the courts judge the case. 'I thereforeappeal to your viewers to withhold their judgment and allow the process todetermine the truth. The truth that sets one free,' he said. <a href='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/10319/deniece-cornejos-granduncle-defends-her/'>It may berecalled that Rod ardently defended Deniece's rape claim when the issue ofVhong's attack broke out.</a> In his previous exclusive interview with Buzz, heeven shared that he received a direct denial from Deniece herself when he askedher if she was lying about her rape charges against the Da Possessed star. However, in thesame Buzz ng Bayan report, the police revealed that there is a possibility thata woman--purportedly Deniece--was hiding with Cedric and Zimmer at the beachresort in Oras, Eastern Samar where they were arrested. 'Maynapansin kaming damit ng babae. Iniisip namin na baka 'yung isang suspect dinna babae, si Deniece,' the police said. Speaking ofarrests, journalist Tony Calvento, a member of Vhong's legal team, shared arecent development about the case on his Facebook Fanpage also on Sunday. 'The arrestof one of the accused in the Vhong Navarro illegal detention case turned outnegative. Three teams are now in the area where the subject is supposed to be.Subject is protected by friends and the law enforcers are almost certain thatthey would get this person if not today, tomorrow,' Tony declared. He asked thepublic to 'be patient because it really happens.' The said post ofthe seasoned journalist was spawned by his Saturday post that one of thesuspects on the case will 'fall' into the hands of the authorities.<o:p></o:p>

Rod Cornejo asks public to reserve judgment on Deniece.

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