THE CALOOCAN Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Thursday sentenced three policemen to life in prison for killing Kian Loyd de los Santos, the teenager who became a symbol of police abuses in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.

Police Officers Arnel Oares, Jeremias Pereda and Jerwin Cruz were convicted on murder charges and sentenced to reclusion perpetua or 20 to 40 years of imprisonment by Judge Rodolfo Azucena Jr. of Branch 125 of Caloocan RTC.