Kids who took video of shooting agree to testify


THE two minors who took a video of the fatal shooting of a woman and her son by a policeman in Paniqui, Tarlac have submitted their sworn affidavit and will be put under the Witness Protection Programme, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen Debold Sinas said.

Sinas said yesterday that the guardians of the 12-year-old and 16-year-old minors had agreed to allow their children to testify in exchange for their security.

The police chief also said the cellphone used to capture the shooting incident had been turned over to the PNP’s cybercrime group.

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