DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 4, 2008) – Two men were killed in separate attacks in the southern Philippine city of Davao, where extra-judicial killings continue unabated.
A man, armed with a knife, attacked a pedicab driver, Danny Campos late Tuesday and a suspected mugger, Richard Baidinovar, was also shot dead by unidentified assailants near Sasa village.
Three people were also shot dead in separate attacks Monday in Davao City.
A lone gunman killed two people, Melvin Capuyan and Jonard Cadacar, inside a house in Mintal village.Capuyan’s brother, Karlo, was also injured in the shooting. and is being guarded by relatives at a hospital in Davao City.
Police said the gunman barged in Capuyan’s house and shot the victims without warning while they were watching television.
Police implicated Capuyan in criminalities in Davao City.
Another gunman also shot dead Felipe Rebocas, a farmer, the same night near a government rice outlet in the village of Upper Malagamot in Davao City’s Panacan district.
Police said the attacker shot the man at close range and then fled on a motorcycle after the killing.
The motives for both attacks were unknown, but extra-judicial killings are rampant in Davao City with victims mostly with criminal records. Police said most of the extra-judicial killings here were perpetrated by warring gang members.
But victims' relatives blamed the police for the murder, an accusation strongly denied by the authorities. (Romy Bwaga)
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