DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 16, 2008) – Two Philippine Air Force servicemen are being investigated for torturing a six-year old boy in the southern port city of Davao, police said Wednesday.
Police said the boy’s family accused the servicemen of torturing the boy on Monday. It said the boy was playing near the air force base when the soldiers, who were both drank, burned him with cigarettes.
The soldiers, police said, even shaped a crucifix on the boy’s stomach with their cigarettes.
The boy’s family appealed to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to help them get justice and for the military to file charges against the erring servicemen. The mayor is known to punish abusive soldiers and policemen. (Romy Bwaga)
Police said the boy’s family accused the servicemen of torturing the boy on Monday. It said the boy was playing near the air force base when the soldiers, who were both drank, burned him with cigarettes.
The soldiers, police said, even shaped a crucifix on the boy’s stomach with their cigarettes.
The boy’s family appealed to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to help them get justice and for the military to file charges against the erring servicemen. The mayor is known to punish abusive soldiers and policemen. (Romy Bwaga)
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