A Las Piñas court has sentenced self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial to 16 years of imprisonment for the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid, a lawyer for the victim's family said Monday.
A Las Piñas court has sentenced self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial up to 16 years of imprisonment for the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid , a lawyer for the victim's family said Monday. In a message to reporters, Atty. Danny Pelagio said the Las Piñas Regional Trial Court Branch 254 sentenced Escorial from eight years and eight months to 16 years.“Hindi na-downgrade from murder to homicide pero nag-plea bargain as accomplice ,” Pelagio said.
“We entrust it to God in honor of the slain journalist, but our pursuit of justice won't cease until all the masterminds are behind bars,” he said.Pelagio said the next hearing will be on June 24.Lapid, real name Percy Mabasa, was shot dead in Las Piñas City on October 3, 2022.In April 2023, the court issued arrest warrants against former Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag and former BuCor deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta, who are said to be the masterminds in the killing.
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