The body of the alleged middleman in the supposed plot to kill broadcaster Percy Lapid has been brought to his hometown in Javier, Leyte over the weekend.
However, a subsequent autopsy conducted by forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun revealed that the remains had a “history ofby plastic bag suffocation.” Fortun also said Villamor's body was found to have “pulmonary congestion, edema, and hemorrhages.”
Lapid, whose real name is Percival Mabasa and was host of an online broadcast program and columnist for a tabloid, wasOn October 18, Escorial was presented to the media following his surrender. He identified several persons involved in the plot to kill Lapid including two middlemen, identified as Cristito and Christopher Bacoto, who is detained at a jail facility under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.on Monday against the individuals possibly involved in the crime, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla earlier said.
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