A 62-year-old Filipino-American retired member of the US Navy died after being stabbed by two minors in Zamora Street, Barangay 7 in Tacloban City, early Monday morning.
According to the Tacloban City Police Office, early Monday morning when the victim, Thomas Mate, noticed that someone entered his rented establishment.
The two suspects, aged 16 and 17, hid in a corner but the victim saw them.
It was there that the suspects allegedly stabbed the victim which resulted in his death.
The perpetrators stole the victim’s cellphone and approximately P7,000 cash.
Less than half a day after the crime, the two perpetrators were arrested immediately.
Because they are minors, the suspects will be taken to the facility for children in conflict with the law.
Police Maj. Winrich Lim, chief of Station 2 of the Tacloban City Police Office, that it is time to re -examine the bill that lowers the age of criminal liability.
“Here in Police Station 2 of Tacloban City Police Office, our apprehensions were mostly minors for the crime of theft, robbery, alarm and scandal, possession of deadly weapon and now robbery with homicide. I think there is a need to revisit the lowering [the age] of criminal liability, “Lim said.
- Report by Sharon Evite
Source: ABS-CBN News
OR raised the criminal liability that 60 and above would be treated the same as those minors, so we can fight back and avoid apprehensions.