Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court Branch 21 La Trinidad, Benguet
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE! Plaintiff,
CRIM. CASE NO. 145181! "er#u#
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T'i# (udi&ial Affida"it Affida"it )f R)nald R. Band)nil e*e&uted t) #er"e a# 'i# dire&t te#ti+)n in t'e in#tant &a#e. T'e (udi&ial (udi&ial Affida"it Affida"it i# )ffered t) -r)"e% 1/ all t'e allegati)n# allegati)n# in t'e +urder &a#e0 &a#e0 in&ludi in&luding ng all t'e ANNEES ANNEES a--ende a--ended d t'eret t'eret), ), 2'i&' 2'i&' 'e re#-e& re#-e&tfu tfull ll re3ue# re3ue#t# t# t) e &)rre#-)ndingl +ared a# E6IBITS in t'i# &a#e0 and !/ all +atter# related t'eret), 2it' re#er"ati)n t) -re#ent additi)nal e*'iit# in t'e &)ur#e )f t'e -r)&eeding )f t'e in#tant &a#e. 7ESTIONS 2ere -r)-)unded Plaintiff9# &)un#el, Att. Nil) B. Caan#i in Engli#', t'e affiant full under#tand#, under#tand#, 2'ile ANS:ERS ANS:ERS 2ere gi"en 2itne## R)nald R. Band)nil #in Engli#'. B&C*+RO#N$ OF THE C&E
;en#i , ?@@8 at t'e de&edent9# re#iden&e in Pala#aan, Su)&, Manaan, Benguet. PRELI"IN&R, -#ETION
7% indl -lea#e #tate )ur na+e, and -r)fe##i)n f)r t'e enefit )f t'e &)urt. A% I a+ (ai+e R)drig) Letrer) Leal, a +edi&al and f)ren#i& d)&t)r. 7% S) )u are a +edi&al d)&t)r A% e#. 7% :it' regard# t) )ur edu&ati)nal a&gr)und, 2'at i# )ur a&'el)r9# degree and 2'ere and 2'en did )u graduate A% I graduated fr)+ ni"er#it )f t'e P'ili--ine 2it' t'e degree Ba&'el)r )f S&ien&e in Bi)l)g in t'e ear 1DD@. 7% :'en and 2'ere did )u graduate fr)+ +edi&al #&'))l A% I graduated fr)+ :e#tern :e#tern
7% :'ere are )u -ra&ti&ing )ur -r)fe##i)n A% I a+ &urrentl t'e +edi&)legal )ffi&er )f t'e PNP9# Regi)nal Cri+e La)rat)r Offi&e )f CAR 2'i&' i# #tati)ned at Ca+- Bad) =ang2a , La Trinidad, Benguet. 7% =) )u 'a"e an )t'er )&&u-ati)n a-art fr)+ eing a +edi&)legal )ffi&er A% e#. I a+ al#) a -artti+e fa&ult )f t'e C)llege )f La2 at ni"er#it )f Bagui). 7% :'at d) )u tea&' at ni"er#it )f Bagui) A% $)ren#i& Medi&ine. 7% 6)2 l)ng 'a"e )u een -ra&ti&ing )ur -r)fe##i)n a# Medi&al =)&t)r A% I a+ -ra&ti&ing + -r)fe##i)n f)r t'e -a#t 18 ear# #tarting 1DD5 after I -a##ed + Medi&al B)ard E*a+inati)n. 7% =id )u e"er 'a"e an )t'er ind )f #tudie#, lie f)r e*a+-le graduate #tudie# A% e#. I t)) u- Ma#ter# )f $)ren#i& S&ien&e at ni"er#it )f :e#tern Au#tralia and graduated in ?@@5. 7% :'at i# )ur ) de#&ri-ti)n a# a Medi&)Legal Offi&er A% I a+ re#-)n#ile f)r e*a+ining )die# and &ada"er# and al#) an -'#i&al inurie# )f an li"ing "i&ti+# 2'i&' in&lude# ra-e "i&ti+#. 7% S), e*a+inati)n )f )die# and &ada"er# and deter+ining t'e &au#e )f deat' i# a -art )f )ur ) A% e#, it i# + -ri+ar re#-)n#iilit. 7% 6)2 l)ng 'a"e )u een d)ing #u&' e*a+inati)n A% $)r a)ut 14 ear# n)2. 7% Can )u re&all ')2 +an &ada"er# 'a"e )u e*a+ined #) far A% 158 &ada"er# alread. 7% I# t'i# )ur fir#t ti+e t) te#tif a# an e*-ert 2itne## A% N), t'i# i# n)t + fir#t ti+e. 7% S) ')2 +an ti+e# 'a"e )u te#tified A% T'i# i# + 5!rd ti+e t) a--ear and te#tif a# an e*-ert 2itne##. 7% S) 2it' )ur 14 ear#9 e*-erien&e in t'e +edi&al -r)fe##i)n e#-e&iall at e*a+ining &ada"er# and deter+ining t'eir &au#e )f deat', and 2it' a graduate degree in $)ren#i& S&ien&e, )u &an #a 2it' a#)lute #urene## t'at )u are indeed an e*-ert 2itne## and i# "er +u&' 3ualified t) te#tif a# t) t'e &au#e )f deat' )f t'e "i&ti+ ;en#i
$IRECT E.&"IN&TION PROPER
7% :'at 2ere )u a#ed t) d) in relati)n t) t'i# &a#e A% A# t'e +edi&)legal )ffi&er I 2a# a#ed t) e*a+ine t'e &ada"er )f ;ENSI t' da )f =e&e+er ?@@8 at F )9&l)& in t'e e"ening. 7% :a# t'at t'e fir#t ti+e )u #a2 t'e )d A% e#. 7% :') &alled )u in t) e*a+ine t'e )d A% I 2a# &alled C'ief Su-erintendent $ernand) B)tangen )f Manaan, P)li&e Stati)n and 'e re3ue#ted t'at I e*a+ined t'e )d )f t'e "i&ti+ 2') 2a# later identified a# ;en#i
T'e )d i# t'at )f a fairl de"el)-ed, fairl n)uri#'ed $ili-in) +ale a--earing t) e &)n#i#tent 2it' t'e re-)rted age )f 51 ear#. T'e lengt' i# >?.5 in&'e# fr)+ &r)2n t) #)le, and t'e e#ti+ated 2eig't i# 1!@15@ l#. T'ere i# a 2ellde"el)-ed rig)r +)rti# in t'e fa&e, a2, u--er e*tre+itie# and l)2er e*tre+itie#, 2it' a dar -ur-le and fi*ed -)#t+)rte+ li"idit at t'e de-endent and -)#teri)r -)rti)n# )f t'e )d. T'e 'ead i# n)r+)&e-'ali&, and t'ere i# e"iden&e )f a gun#')t inur in t'e rig't ee% T'e ullet enter# t'e rig't )rital regi)n, -ier&ing t'e rig't ee, and fra&turing t'e rig't )rital and rig't )&&i-ital )ne# )f t'e #ull. It la&erate# t'e rig't &ereral 'e+i#-'ere )f t'e rain. T'e 2)und tra& i# a##)&iated 2it' #udural, intra&ereellar and #ura&'n)id 'e+)rr'age#. T'e trae&t)r i# -)#teri)r2ard, #lig'tl u-2ard and lateral2ard. Ara#i)n, left fr)ntal regi)n. Ara#i)n, na#al regi)n.
Ara#i)n, left -eri)rital regi)n. Ara#i)n )f +ulti-le ara#i)n#, 1#t digit )f t'e rig't f))t. 7% Can )u de#&rie in detail t'e 2)und# infli&ted in t'e "i&ti+. A% :'en 2e #a 1/ rig)r +)rti#, it i# t'e #tiffne## )f )int# and +u#&ular rigidit )f a dead )d &au#ed de-leti)n )f Aden)#ine Tri-')#-'ate ATP/ in t'e ti##ue#. ?/ Li"idit )r li")r +)rti# i# t'e #ettling )f l))d in t'e l)2er de-endent/ -)rti)n )f t'e )d, &au#ing a -ur-li#', red di#&)l)rati)n )f t'e )d. !/ Ara#i)n i# a 2)und &au#ed #u-erfi&ial da+age t) t'e #in, n) dee-er t'an t'e e-ider+i#. It i# le## #e"ere t'an a la&erati)n, and leeding if -re#ent, i# +ini+al. T'e #e"erit and +agnitude )f t'e inurie# )f t'e "i&ti+ in t'e 'i# )d #')2# t'at 'e #uffered a great deal ef)re 'e died. 7% Ba#ed )n )ur finding#, 2'at in )ur e#t n)2ledge &au#e t'e deat' )f t'e "i&ti+ A% T'e "i&ti+ died )f Intra&ranial 6e+)rr'age #e&)ndar t) a ;un#')t :)und in t'e 6ead. 7% Can )u e*-lain t) u# in la+an ter+# t'e &au#e )f deat' f)r t'e etter under#tanding )f t'e &)urt A% Bleeding 2it'in t'e rain. Brain 'e+)rr'age i# al#) n)2n a# &ereral 'e+)rr'age )r intra&ereral 'e+)rr'age. Cereral rain/ 'e+)rr'age &an )&&ur in#ide t'e rain, et2een t'e rain and t'e +e+rane# t'at &)"er it #udural/, et2een t'e laer# )f t'e rainG# &)"ering #uara&'n)id/, )r et2een t'e #ull and t'e &)"ering )f t'e rain e-idural/. Intra&ranial 'e+)rr'age i# leeding 2it'in t'e #ull &a"it &raniu+/ t'at u#uall -r)gre##e# ra-idl and )ften re#ult# in -er+anent rain da+age and deat'. All leeding 2it'in t'e #ull i# &alled intra&ranial leeding, 2'et'er t'e leeding )&&ur# 2it'in t'e rain it#elf intra&ereral 'e+)rr'age/ )r in t'e area et2een t'e rain and t'e #ull e-idural, #udural, and #uara&'n)id 'e+)rr'age/. Intra&ereral 'e+)rr'age i# leeding in )r ar)und t'e rain t'at )&&ur# 2it' 'ig' l))d -re##ure )r trau+a and a# an infre3uent &)+-li&ati)n )f anti&)agulant +edi&ati)n#. T'e +)#t de"a#tating intra&ereral 'e+)rr'age# are t')#e t'at )&&ur in t'e a& )f t'e rain near t'e rain #te+, 2'i&' &)ntr)l# re#-irati)n and )t'er "ital fun&ti)n#. T'e leeding fill# t'e rain area "er ra-idl, &)+-re##ing rain ti##ue. T'i# )ften re#ult# in rain inur and +a lead t) deat'. 7% S) a#ed )n )ur finding#, t'e "i&ti+ died e&au#e 'e 2a# #')t t) t'e 'ead t'at &au#ed t'e Intra&ranial 6e+)rr'age A% e#. 7% =)&t)r, are )u t'e )ne 2') -re-ared, i##ued and #igned t'i# Medi&)Legal Certifi&ate A% e#. Identifi&ati)n )f t'e Medi&)Legal Certifi&ate/ Re3ue#t f)r t'e +aring )f t'e &ertifi&ate a# E*'iit HC/ 7% =) )u atte#t t) t'e trut'fulne## )f )ur #tate+ent# and allegati)n# in t'i# (udi&ial Affida"it A% e#.
IN :ITNESS :6EREO$, I 'a"e 'ereunt) affi*ed + #ignature, t'i# >t' da )f Augu#t ear ?@14 at Bagui) Cit, P'ili--ine#.
%ai/e Ro0rigo Letrero Leal Affiant
SBSCRIBE= AN= S:ORN t) ef)re +e t'i# >t' da )f Augu#t ear ?@14 at Bagui) Cit, P'ili--ine#, and I 'ere &ertif t'at I 'a"e -er#)nall e*a+ined t'e affiant and t'at I a+ &)n"in&ed t'at 'e under#t))d and ")luntaril e*e&uted t'i# (udi&ial Affida"it.
C)- $urni#'ed% &tt) Rechille &) "ariano Pu#) ng Bagui) Building Se##i)n R)ad, Bagui) Cit
THE CLER* OF CO#RT Regi)al Trial C)urt, Bran&' ?1 La Trinidad, Benguet
&TTET&TION
I, &TT,) &'ELL &LE.I F) &BERIN! )f legal age, #ingle, and a re#ident )f ;iraltar, Bagui) Cit, after dul #2)rn t) in a&&)rdan&e 2it' la2, 'ere de-)#e and #a t'at% 1/ I a+ t'e &)un#el f)r t'e Re-uli& )f t'e P'ili--ine# in Ca#e N). 145181! ?/ I fait'full re&)rded )r &au#ed t) e re&)rded t'e 3ue#ti)n I a#ed and t'e &)rre#-)nding and t'e &)rre#-)nding an#2er# t'at t'e 2itne## ga"e f)r 'i# (udi&ial Affida"it0 and !/ Neit'er I n)r an )t'er -er#)n t'en -re#ent )r a##i#ting 'i+ &)a&'ed t'e 2itne## regarding t'e latter9# an#2er#. IN :ITNESS :6EREO$, I 'a"e 'ereunt) affi*ed + #ignature t'i# >t' =a )f Augu#t ?@14, Bagui) Cit, P'ili--ine#.
&TT,) &'ELL &LE.I F) &BERIN Affiant
Su#&ried and S2)rn t) ef)re ne t'i# >t' da )f Augu#t ?@14, Bagui) Cit, P'ili--ine#, affiant e*'iited 'er IBP I= N). 8181DD@ a# 'er &)+-etent e"iden&e )f identit.
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