Julian Ongpin is no longer a person of interest in the case of artist Bree Jonson, who died in their rented room in La Union in September, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said in a statement.
PNP added that the investigation did not find any sign of foul play.
“Julian Ongpin isn’t anymore a person of interest to the case since police investigation yielded no sign of foul play to the incident,” the PNP said.
The PNP also said that they were willing to work with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) ongoing investigation on the said case.
PNP Chief Police General Dionardo Carlos said the PNP will advise it’s Regional Office 1 and the Forensic Group to respond to the request of DOJ regarding its own DNA report.
“Rest assured that we will cooperate with DOJ, should there be additional queries and requests for documents,” he added. – Ronald Espartinez