Construction worker Carmelino Ibañes, the only prime suspect arrested in the gruesome Bulacan massacre last June 27, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment for five counts of murder and rape on Friday.

Prior to the reading of charges, Ibañes’ counsel, lawyer Jose Cruz, manifested in open court an urgent motion for the suspension of arraignment and asked that the accused be committed to a psychiatric ward at the National Center for Mental Health.

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