Navotas teen died due to brain injuries, with drowning as ‘contributory cause’
Forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun says Jemboy Baltazar, the 17-year-old killed by police in Navotas City, died due to brain injuries caused by a gunshot with drowning as a ‘contributory cause.’
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00:00 Forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortún says Jemboy Baltazar, the 17-year-old killed by
00:06 police in Navota City, died due to brain injuries caused by a gunshot withdrowning as a contributory
00:12 cause.
00:13 Fortún says the manner of Baltazar's killing was a homicide, saying, "I think if he had
00:18 not fallen into the water, he could have survived.
00:20 The brain injury was not immediately fatal."
00:23 She adds, Baltazar also sustained a gunshot wound in the hand, indicating he had defended
00:28 himself when the police shot at him.
00:30 Police mistakenly killed Jemboy while looking for suspects of a shooting.
00:34 Meantime, 27 police officers are relieved from their posts and will undergo refresher
00:39 training on police operations procedures following the death of Baltazar.
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