Suspect in murder of retired professor surrenders

COTABATO CITY - Police here announced today the arrest of the alleged suspect in the murder of a retired professor university professor in her home in the city Friday last week.Senior Supt. Rex Anongos, city police director, said the alleged killer whom he refused to identify is now under police custody undergoing investigation.Anongos said the local officials helped convinced the suspect to surrender and face the charges to be filed against him. He admitted to the crime, Anongos told DXMS Radyo Bida. He added that the local officials turned over the suspect to Senior Insp. Alex Lanistosa, police station 4 chief.Noria Ali, a widow, was found dead inside her home along Tulingan Street, Barangay Bagua 2, Cotabato City at past 7 a.m. on July 24.Ali is a retired professor on peace studiesof the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.Police earlier said neighbors noticed that Ali failed to come out of her house Friday morning like what she used to do daily.Curious, the neighbors knocked on her house but got no answer. They decided to barged inside and discovered Ali's lifeless body on the floor.Ali's relative refusedpost mortem examination for her.