Six Philippine police charged with shooting, killing teen in case of mistaken identity

Teenager Jerhode Baltazar's body arriving home. He was shot by police in a case of mistaken identity on Aug 2. - PHOTO: VINCENT GO/FACEBOOK

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed on Wednesday to punish officers who are found to have abused their powers, after a series of operational lapses, with the latest involving six policemen who shot and killed a teenage boy in a case of mistaken identity on Aug 2.

Six policemen in the city of Navotas, Manila, who shot 17-year-old Jerhode Baltazar after wrongly identifying him as a murder suspect have admitted their mistake but claimed they did not intend to kill him, the police said.