A suspect in the rape and killing of a Filipina-Swiss college student Glaudia Schnelli in December 2010 was arrested in Nueva Ecija on Thursday, a radio dzBB report said on Friday.
The suspect, Felix Lasala, was arrested in Talayan City in Nueva Ecija province and was to be brought to the Parañaque City court, radio dzBB's Manny Vargas reported.
Lasala faces charges of rape with homicide for the case, the report said.
A Facebook account seeking justice for Schnelli indicated that the victim, 20 years old at the time of her death, was to graduate with a communication (broadcasting) degree in April 2011.
The Facebook account also said she was raped and killed on December 3, 2010, and cremated on December 9.