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PEOPLE vs. Pacito Sto. Tomas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PACITO STO. TOMAS, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. L-40367-69 | 1985-08-22

D E C I S I O N


CUEVAS, J.:

At about ten o'clock in the evening of May 23, 1967, tragedy struck at the residence of the GRULLAS situated in the municipality of Donsol, Sorsogon. After the smoke of gun fire had cleared, two (2) persons were found dead inside the house of the Grullas bathed in their own blood, namely: SALVACION GRULLA, wife of the herein accused-appellant who lay prostrate on the floor at the sala; and appellant's mother-in-law CONSOLACION BELMONTE VDA. DE GRULLA who appeared seated motionless on a chair with her body reclining on a table. The third victim NATIVIDAD GRULLA, younger sister of Salvacion, nearly escaped...