(UPDATE) THE second autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist on the body of the alleged middleman in the killing of broadcaster Percival Mabasa, more popularly known as Percy Lapid, has opened the possibility of foul play.
In her opinion contained in a six-page autopsy report made public on Saturday morning during a press briefing at the Department of Justice (DoJ), Dr. Raquel Fortun said there was information provided that Cristito 'Jun' Villamor, who died inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), expressed fear for his life shortly before his death. Moreover, he died from suffocation by means of a plastic bag put over his head.
HOMICIDE, SHE WROTE Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla shows the autopsy report on Cristitito ‘Jun’ Villamor, the alleged middleman linked to the murder of veteran broadcaster Percival Mabasa or Percy Lapid, written by Dr. Raquel Fortun, on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Fortun, a forensic pathologist, said during the media briefing at the Department of Justice in Manila Saturday that Villamor, who was reported initially to have died from natural causes inside the New Bilibid Prison, showed signs that his demise was a result of suffocation with a plastic bag, opening up the possibility of foul play. The National Bureau of Investigation, in its report, had ruled this out, saying the body bore no signs of ‘external physical injuries’. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
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