Thursday, June 24, 2010

April 22

Attn: Editorial desk

From: Zaida Delos Reyes-Palanca and Rose Ann Valledo (trainee)

April 22

Story 2: family of 5 massacred in Lanao del Sur

FIVE members of a family including two kids were killed and three others were wounded when four armed men strafed their house Tuesday morning in Lanao del Sur.

The fatalities were identified as Mamadra, 65; Ituh ,63; Mona ,35; Asnah ,5 and Babual, 2 years old both from Nanggay Family.

Taken to Baroy Hospital were Arafat, Pamila and Orak all members of the Nanggay Family.

Police are now conducting manhunt operation against four armed suspects led by certain Camping Macaurong.

Belated reports reaching Camp Crame showed the incident occurred at around12:30 am inside the house of Nanggay Family located in Barangay Baraas, Picong, Lanao del Sur.

Initial investigation revealed that the victims were sleeping inside their house when the suspects armed with M16 rifles strafed them.

After the incident, the suspects fled towards unknown direction while neighbors of the victims rushed them to the hospital but five of them were declared dead on arrival by attending physicians.

Investigators believed that the motive of the incident has something to do with a long standing family feud.

Authorities are now conducting follow-up investigation to the incident.(Zaida Delos Reyes-Palanca and Rose Anne Valledo-trainee)

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