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PUERTO PRINCESA: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed
murder charges on Friday against the police chief of Puerto Princesa
City and two others for “covering-up” the March 28 killing of a
theft suspect, reported the Philippine News Agency.
Deputy Director for Regional Operations Service
Lawyer Reynaldo Esmeralda said the NBI–Puerto Princesa District
Office filed murder charges against Supt. Enrique Ancheta, chief of
police of Puerto Princesa.
Police Officers 3 Ronnel Cacal and Tony Laab,
were also charged for being accessory to the crime.
The charges stemmed from the killing of a
suspected robber at the Quito area in Pagkakaisa village in Puerto
Princesa City on March 28.
The victim was identified as Eduardo Tipanao,
40, alias “Eddie Pitong,” who rushed to a nearby hospital but
died while being treated.
The victim’s mother, Anita, filed a complaint
with the NBI because she was unconvinced by the allegations Supt.
Ancheta made that he acted in self-defense when he shot the victim.
Citing the NBI report, Esmeralda said the
“dying declaration” of the victim that Supt. Ancheta was the one
who shot him is already sufficient to have the case elevated to the
prosecution level.
Initial investigation showed Tipanao was being
escorted to a police car shortly after his arrest on March 28 when
he allegedly tried to grab the gun of PO3 Ronnel Cacal, Ancheta’s
driver.
Ancheta said he shot Tipanao in self-defense,
but the NBI found that while the first shot was “accidental,”
the second shot was “intentional.”
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