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Autopsy, paraffin test requests on Iloilo vice mayor Lamasan's death pending
The family of Dueñas Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan has refused to allow an autopsy on her remains, hampering the police investigation into her death.
Lamasan's live-in partner, former OCD Region VIII director Lord Byron Torrecarion, has also not yet complied with a request for a paraffin test.
The alleged accidental firing occurred on December 30, 2025, with Lamasan succumbing to her injury on New Year's Eve.
Police initially reported that Lamasan died on January 1 after being shot in the stomach while allegedly putting away a 9mm pistol in her residence in La Paz, Iloilo City.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed by the Police Regional Office VI to investigate the incident.
The family has requested privacy as they grieve, and media have been barred from the wake.
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The live-in partner of the late Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan has been requested by the Iloilo police to undergo a paraffin test as part of the investigation into her death.
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Police investigators have concluded that the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan was accidental and caused by a firearm discharge.
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Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan, 49, died on December 31, 2025, after an accidental shooting involving her own Tanfoglio .9mm pistol.
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