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PEOPLE Vs. Santiago F. Servillon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SANTIAGO SERVILLON Y FILISIS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 92154 | 1994-09-12

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

Death came to 19-year old Enrico like a thief in the night ---- quick, cruel, unexpected. It happened after dinner on 5 December 1987 at the Batula residence at Taguig, Rizal. Azucena and her daughter Rhodora had just retired to the latter's room to view television and enjoy the evening together. Oscar Batula, Azucena's husband, and son Enrico went to their grocery store, an adjunct of their house, to attend to late customers. While there, Oscar noticed five persons enter the garage and cover their faces with handkerchiefs from the clothesline. Oscar and Enrico, who followed his father to the kitchen,...