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People vs. Rustom Bermas y Betito

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RUSTOM BERMAS y BETITO and GALMA ARCILLA, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 76416 and 94312 | 1999-07-05

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

On April 20, 1985 at around 8:30 in the evening, Catalino Bellen, Arturo Abion, Teodoro Cas, Antonio Abion, Renato Abion, Jesus Lotera and Expedito Bonaobra were aboard their fishing boat Sagrada Familia tending to their fishing nets when bursts of gunfire from a high-powered automatic rifle shattered the air killing Catalino Bellen and Teodoro Cas while mortally wounding Arturo Abion. Renato Abion, Jesus Lotera and Expedito Bonaobra sustained serious gunshot wounds which too would have caused the deaths of Lotera and Bonaobra had it not been for the intervention of timely medical assistance.

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