Philippine police arrest rogue cops in brutal murder of beauty queen, fiance over botched land deal

Geneva Lopez, 27, and Yitshak Cohen, 37, already had plans to get married when they were killed on June 21. - PHOTOS: GENEVA LOPEZ/FACEBOOK

MANILA (The Straits Times/ANN): The police in the Philippines have arrested two former policemen for their alleged involvement in the horrific murder of a beauty queen and her Israeli fiance over a land deal gone sour.

The two suspects – Michael Guiang and Rommel Abuzo – were presented to reporters at a press briefing on July 8. They were charged for the killing of Ms Geneva Lopez, 27, and her partner, Mr Yitshak Cohen, 37.