Former town councilor survives kidnappers but got killed

Miami
April 23, 2008
Story: Former town councilor survives kidnappers but got killed

Former Councilor at Barangay Pasig, Calveria, Masbate escaped his abductors but still got killed by them.

Masbate Provincial police Deputy Provincial Director Domingo Mendaza said that the former councilor whom they known as Pepe Yap was abducted at his house at 6:00 am. Yap was with his son Byron when he was abducted.

On the event that the abductors together with Pepe Yap about to leave the area, Byron was able to run and asked help from neighbours and people from barangay hall whom responded to them immediately. The people nabbed the suspects and help Pepe escaped on them. But when Pepe was able to escape he was shot by one of the suspects on his chest.

Mendaza said, on the report that they received from Claveria, there were about 3 suspects, “We were thinking that the suspects shot the victim so that they can run, because the people, for sure, will help the victim if it is wounded.”

He added, the victim died while they are on way to the hospital in Masbate City, he was dead on the spot. “The people tried to bring the victim to the hospital, but since the barangay is far from the town proper and they have to bring the victim in Masbate City for treatment.”

The travel from Barangay Pasig, Town of Claveria going to masbate City is about two hours.

The motive of the abduction that lead to killing the victim still under investigation.