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PEOPLE. Vs. Salvador Lacap, etal.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SALVADOR LACAP alias "BADOR", WILLIAM ISIP alias "TURO", ANGELITO YABUT alias "ITUK", EDUARDO YABUT alias "EDDIE", and REYNALDO IGNACIO alias "PAKANG", defendants; SALVADOR LACAP alias "BADOR", WILLIAM ISIP alias "TURO", ANGELITO YABUT alias "ITUK", and EDUARDO YABUT alias "EDDIE", defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 78730 | 1989-03-08

D E C I S I O N


PADILLA, J.:

In the early morning of 22 January 1986, two (2) elderly sisters named Filomena and Eduviges Mallari were found dead in their house located in sitio Tagis, Bulacus, Masantol, Pampanga. 1 An autopsy of the cadavers showed that Filomena Mallari sustained seven (7) stab wounds while Eduviges Mallari sustained thirteen (13) stab wounds, in various parts of their bodies. The cause of death in both instances was: "Cardio Pulmonary Arrest, due to Massive Hemorrhage, due to stab wounds." 2

Initial investigations revealed that the victims were robbed of P35.00, in cash, and a pair of antique earrings valued at...