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PEOPLE vs. ROLLY ABULENCIA

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLLY ABULENCIA Y COYOS, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 138403 | 2001-08-22

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

In the multitude of cases which passed this Court, we did not flinch in sending men rapacious of the flesh to the gallows. Lamentably, there still remains such callous men who commit unimaginable acts and even concoct tales, no matter how absurd, just to exculpate themselves.

The case at bench is an illustration.

On August 4, 1998, a cold-blooded ravager, Rolly Abulencia y Coyos, preyed on ten-year old Rebelyn Garcia.

In the early morning of the following day, Rebelyn's lifeless, naked body was found floating at the Colobong creek in San Manuel, Pangasinan, with marks of bruises, burns and injuries...