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Autopsy findings on alleged Lapid slay middleman consistent with witness' claim - Fortun
The supposed middleman in the murder of journalist Percy Lapid, Jun Villamor, died of suffocation by a plastic bag, according to an independent autopsy conducted by forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun.
Dr. Fortun stated that Villamor's body exhibited signs of asphyxia, including pulmonary congestion, edema, and hemorrhages, which are consistent with suffocation.
The forensic expert concluded that the manner of death was homicide, citing the circumstances surrounding Villamor's demise and his reported fear for his life prior to his death.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla confirmed that Villamor was killed inside the New Bilibid Prison and that his death was not an accident or natural, but a planned killing.
Villamor's death occurred inside the New Bilibid Prison a few hours after Joel Escorial, the confessed gunman, appeared before the media.
The independent autopsy was requested by Percy Lapid's son and brother, Roy Mabasa, for an independent medico-legal examination.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the second autopsy on Jun Villamor, the inmate implicated as a middleman in the Percy Lapid murder, will have its results released on Saturday, October 29.
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The National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) autopsy on Crisanto Villamor, the alleged middleman in the Percy Lapid slay case, revealed a hemorrhage in the heart as the cause of death.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered increased security for Joel Escorial, the confessed gunman in the murder of Percy Lapid, following the death of Crisanto Villamor Jr., a prison inmate who Escorial identified as the middleman.
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla stated that the death of New Bilibid Prison (NBP) inmate Jun Globa Villamor, identified as a "middleman" in the Percy Lapid killing, is being investigated as a possible murder case.
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President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. expressed doubts that Crisanto 'Jun' Villamor, the alleged middleman in the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid, died of natural causes in New Bilibid Prison.
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