If Dr. Jose Rizal is alive in this generation, he might regret saying his famous old adage: “The youth are the hopes of the fatherland.” Nowadays, more and more youths and teenagers are getting involved either in petty or heinous crimes in the Philippines. It’s a sad truth that instead these young people should be busy in their school work, they are rather dispersedly loitering in the streets assaulting others. Let’s take an example of the brutal murder of a prominent pulmonologist Dr. Andres Gumban inside his house in Bacolod City. I am aware of this news because I read this online almost 2 weeks ago but, honestly, I find it same-old-typical crime story since this kind of offense involving teens are not new in the Philippines. However, this week the police investigators discovered that the cruel killing of the pulmonologist was intentionally recorded through his mobile phone by one of the suspects. The video, which runs for 5 minutes and 18 seconds, shows how the suspects did the killing and the video was released and posted in youtube. Upon seeing the video, I can’t imagine what was going in their mind, why they could easily do such grisly offense. Frankly, I really hate the video - it was very disturbing and shocking! I can’t believe these two teens could do that. Considering they are purportedly the hopes of our fatherland. Their generation that is supposedly would bring and propel the country to change and progression. But, these two devastated the high regard of Dr. Jose Rizal to the youths. They choose to become murderers and notorious. Now, they will spend half of their lives behind the cold and rusty bars of prison cells. It’s so frustrating..
The News:
BACOLOD CITY (Updated with corrections) -- Police discovered Tuesday a five-minute video footage of the killing of Dr. Andres Gumban, who was found dead with 35 stab wounds all over his body.
The video footage, discovered from the mobile phone of one of the suspects, showed how a 16-year-old resident of Barangay Magsaysay, Cadiz City, and Fof Pascual Jr., 18, resident of Barangay Tadlong, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, murdered the physician inside his house at DC-3, Regent Pearl Subdivision in Barangay Alijis, this city last Thursday, May 10.
(Police earlier named the 16-year-old suspect, stressing that he failed to present proof that he is a minor. The family of the suspect, however, presented Wednesday night a copy of the suspect's birth certificate from the National Statistics Office stating that he is indeed 16 years old.)
City Health Medico Legal Dr. Ely Cong said that based on autopsy report, the victim sustained 35 stab wounds; his throat was slashed and a V-shaped wound was found in his right upper head.
Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Director Ricardo De la Paz said that based on the video footage discovered from the minor suspect's mobile phone, the victim was trying to use the faucet when attacked by the two.
Before the attack happened, the minor suspect placed his cellular phone at the top of the window to capture their cruel acts. The video showed him and Pascual half naked while walking in-and-out from the room of Gumban while the victim was at the back of his house.
When Gumban went inside and tried to use the faucet, the 16-year-old took a stone and hit the victim at the back of his head. Pascual then stabbed the doctor in his chest.
The suspects immediately pulled the victim inside the restroom.
The minor took the bladed weapon from Pascual and slashed the throat of the doctor. Pascual closed the door, leaving the 16-year-old suspect inside while he continued stabbing the victim.
While the minor continued stabbing the victim inside the restroom, Pascual served as look-out and continued walking in and out from the room of Gumban while texting.
The video also showed that Gumban was fighting for his life, as he managed to open the door of the restroom but the minor immediately pulled him again inside and locked the door.
Gumban continued asking for help until he was killed by the minor inside the restroom.
When the doctor was dead, the minor opened the door of the restroom and slipped on the floor because of the blood stains.
The suspects then washed their hands and feet at the faucet.
The minor took the cellular phone at the top of the window while singing and smiling. Then, he took footages of the victim who was lying dead inside the restroom.
He said robbery with homicide/murder charges were filed Tuesday before the City Prosecutor's Office against the two suspects.
The minor earlier claimed that he was taking a bath when the doctor, allegedly armed with a kitchen knife, went inside the bathroom and tried to molest him. He said it was out of self-defense that a scuffle ensued, ending in the victim's death.
Pascual also claimed he was watching TV when the incident happened. He said he was surprised when he saw the dead doctor at the bathroom. Out of fear, he said he tried to get out of the house but he was nabbed by the victim’s neighbors.
Police who responded to the crime scene recovered the stone and bladed weapon used by the suspects in the killing, but police authorities could not explain why the suspects took video footage of their crime.
De la Paz said when they recovered the cellular phones of the suspects, the minor refused to open his phone, which was locked. It was opened, though, through the help of an electronic technician.
The city director said the two suspects admitted that they are drug users and “call boys.”
Investigation also revealed that the suspects were already planning to rob and kill the victim.
(Sun.Star Bacolod/Sunnex)
Published in the Sun.Star Bacolod newspaper on May 16, 2012.
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| Screen shot of suspects: a 16-year old and an 18-year old Pascual Jr. |
The News:
BACOLOD CITY (Updated with corrections) -- Police discovered Tuesday a five-minute video footage of the killing of Dr. Andres Gumban, who was found dead with 35 stab wounds all over his body.
The video footage, discovered from the mobile phone of one of the suspects, showed how a 16-year-old resident of Barangay Magsaysay, Cadiz City, and Fof Pascual Jr., 18, resident of Barangay Tadlong, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, murdered the physician inside his house at DC-3, Regent Pearl Subdivision in Barangay Alijis, this city last Thursday, May 10.
(Police earlier named the 16-year-old suspect, stressing that he failed to present proof that he is a minor. The family of the suspect, however, presented Wednesday night a copy of the suspect's birth certificate from the National Statistics Office stating that he is indeed 16 years old.)
City Health Medico Legal Dr. Ely Cong said that based on autopsy report, the victim sustained 35 stab wounds; his throat was slashed and a V-shaped wound was found in his right upper head.
Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Director Ricardo De la Paz said that based on the video footage discovered from the minor suspect's mobile phone, the victim was trying to use the faucet when attacked by the two.
Before the attack happened, the minor suspect placed his cellular phone at the top of the window to capture their cruel acts. The video showed him and Pascual half naked while walking in-and-out from the room of Gumban while the victim was at the back of his house.
When Gumban went inside and tried to use the faucet, the 16-year-old took a stone and hit the victim at the back of his head. Pascual then stabbed the doctor in his chest.
The suspects immediately pulled the victim inside the restroom.
The minor took the bladed weapon from Pascual and slashed the throat of the doctor. Pascual closed the door, leaving the 16-year-old suspect inside while he continued stabbing the victim.
While the minor continued stabbing the victim inside the restroom, Pascual served as look-out and continued walking in and out from the room of Gumban while texting.
The video also showed that Gumban was fighting for his life, as he managed to open the door of the restroom but the minor immediately pulled him again inside and locked the door.
Gumban continued asking for help until he was killed by the minor inside the restroom.
When the doctor was dead, the minor opened the door of the restroom and slipped on the floor because of the blood stains.
The suspects then washed their hands and feet at the faucet.
The minor took the cellular phone at the top of the window while singing and smiling. Then, he took footages of the victim who was lying dead inside the restroom.
(The video contains brutal scenes which may be very offensive and disturbing. Watch with proper guidance)
He said robbery with homicide/murder charges were filed Tuesday before the City Prosecutor's Office against the two suspects.
The minor earlier claimed that he was taking a bath when the doctor, allegedly armed with a kitchen knife, went inside the bathroom and tried to molest him. He said it was out of self-defense that a scuffle ensued, ending in the victim's death.
Pascual also claimed he was watching TV when the incident happened. He said he was surprised when he saw the dead doctor at the bathroom. Out of fear, he said he tried to get out of the house but he was nabbed by the victim’s neighbors.
Police who responded to the crime scene recovered the stone and bladed weapon used by the suspects in the killing, but police authorities could not explain why the suspects took video footage of their crime.
De la Paz said when they recovered the cellular phones of the suspects, the minor refused to open his phone, which was locked. It was opened, though, through the help of an electronic technician.
The city director said the two suspects admitted that they are drug users and “call boys.”
Investigation also revealed that the suspects were already planning to rob and kill the victim.
(Sun.Star Bacolod/Sunnex)
Published in the Sun.Star Bacolod newspaper on May 16, 2012.
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