Friday, April 29, 2005

6 injured in grenade blast in Muntinlupa City

By Ronron
April 28, 2005

Six persons were injured in a grenade explosion Wednesday night in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa City.

Based on a report by Muntinlupa City Police Chief S/Supt. Roberto Rongavilla, the incident happened at around 6:20 pm at the corner of Estanislao St. and National Road of said village.

Witnesses said a 25-year-old lady, by the name of Rachel de Vera, handed the MK2 atis-type grenade to Ramon Borja, 52, a resident of the same village, while the latter was on board his KIA Pregio LS vehicle with plate number WAH-870.

Borja apparently is the target of de Vera in retaliation to the qualified theft case filed by the victim against the suspect. Initial investigation revealed that de Vera used to work for Borja, who is a retailer of newspapers.

As a result, Borja was severely injured, together with five bystanders.

The other casualties were identified as Efren Reyes, 28; Rene Malvas, 47; Noel Palma, 32; Harlan Medina, 36; and Mario Fernandez, 79.

All victims were brought the Muntinlupa Medical Center for treatment.

Police is now hunting de Vera./DMS

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