In an interview with Inquirer, Layson said he was not among the robbers who broke into the mausoleum of the Cruz family inside the private cemetery. One of the urns was gold-plated and contained the ashes of Pipie, as the family fondly called Maria Pilar. “Instead, they even asked me to steal someone’s ashes and tell everyone that those were the ashes inside the urn they had stolen. Layson apologized to the Cruz family, saying he didn’t know the urns were stolen. He said he would cooperate with the police and the Cruz family to ensure arrest the other two suspects and find the missing ashes.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 10, 2018 12:22 UTC