DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Sept. 22, 2008) – Philippine police relieved a cop from his post after a village watchman who was arrested for public scandal was brutally mauled inside a jail and died later at a hospital in Davao City in Mindanao.
Chief Inspector Michael Dubria, commander of the Talomo police station, said he already relieved Police Officer 2 Ryan Tejano from his post and that authorities are investigating the death of Ludovico Marcelo on September 11.
Senior Superintendent Ramon Apolinario, the city police chief, earlier ordered a thorough investigation into the incident. Marcelo, of Matina village, was drunk when he was arrested and jailed September 6.
Marcelo’s body was full of bruises and badly beaten when rushed to the hospital by his wife when she visited the jail. She said Marcelo died from hemorrhage and internal injuries because of the beatings he received from inmates. Marcelo’s wife Rustica appealed to justice officials and human rights groups to investigate the death of her husband and to punish those responsible for it.
Marcelo’s family blamed policemen assigned to guard the jail for failing to prevent prisoners from mauling him. The motive of the mauling was unknown or whether the jail guards ordered Marcelo beaten up or not. (Romy Bwaga)
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