'Nagsasalita po 'yung mga sugat kung paano pinatay si Kian' —PAO chief Acosta

Public Attorney's Office chief Persida Acosta on Tuesday said the wounds of minor Kian Loyd delos Santos speak of the manner in which he was killed.

“Nandoon na po sa laboratory namin 'yung mga kuha nitong sugat ni Kian. Nagsasalita po 'yung mga sugat na ito kung paano siya pinatay, anong klaseng pagpatay. ‘Yung location ng wounds, lumilitaw na meron pong pang-aabuso," she said in an interview on Unang Balita.

Acosta iterated that delos Santos’ family will file a case of murder against the police officers who killed the minor.

She said on Monday that the PAO will assist the family in filing the case.

"Base po sa initial findings ng ating forensics team, most likely murder ang kaso po," Acosta said on Unang Balita on Tuesday.

The PAO chief said the forensics team is finalizing the written report about delos Santos' case.

Acosta also noted how the gunshots that killed Kian were similar to that of the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.

"Kung natatandaan ko ng tama, si Senator Ninoy, ang tama niya [ng bala] ay sa likod ng kaliwang tainga. Si Kian, hindi lang 'yan ang tinamo niya. Si Senator Ninoy, namatay talaga dahil tumagos sa utak 'yung bala. Ganoong-ganoon 'yung kay Kian,” she said.

“Tapos meron pa sa loob ng tenga [ni Kian]. Sa butas ng tainga niya mismo pumasok 'yung bala. Then 'yung sa likod niya sa may bandang baga. So mga tama [ng bala] ito na puwedeng ikamatay instantaneously nitong minor na si Kian," she added.

Acosta also said the forensics team did not see traces of Kian’s resistance, opposite to what the police claimed.

"Wala pong nakita ang ating forensics experts ng traces ng panlalaban sa katawan. Meron pa nga ho siyang abrasions sa may tiyan. Puwedeng ito ay sanhi ng panununtok or 'yun ay bakas nang siya'y nasubsob doon sa pusali,” Acosta said.

She suspected that someone is sabotaging the investigations.

“Nalulungkot ako dahil kung meron mang sumasabotahe sa pagkilos ng ating pamahalaan laban sa ilegal na drogang sumisira sa ating mga kabataan, parang meron ding sumasabotahe sa proyekto na ito at gumagawa ng hindi ayon sa batas dahil sa justifying circumstances,” she said.

She then called out the police involved in the alleged killing of delos Santos.

“May manual ang pulis, e. Doon pa lang makikita na kung ano ang dapat na ginawa ng pulis. Pero 'yung CCTV, kahit ang ating Pangulo malamang napanood 'yun. At ang sitwasyon ng tama [ng bala sa katawan] ni Kian na kahit sabihin mong kriminal, e hindi noon ma-ja-justify na papatayin mo na lang. Ngayon kung nahuli mo na at arestado mo na, bakit kailangan mong barilin? " the PAO chief said.

Acosta also sees mistaken identity as a possibility which led to the death of delos Santos. She also considered the lack of training of the police officers involved.

“Puwede rin. Nakita ko 'yung mga sangkot na dalawa. Bago [pa lang], e. PO1 [Police Officer 1]. Malamang kulang sa training. 'Yung isa ay PO3," she said.

She then warned other abusive police.

“Kung may abuso, managot sila sa husgado,” Acosta said.

Initial investigations showed delos Santos suffered two gunshot wounds in the head and another in the back.

Delos Santos was a 17-year-old student who was killed during a police operation in Caloocan City on Wednesday.

Police said he was a drug suspect and fired at them, but relatives and witnesses said this was not true. —Akari Nakano/KG, GMA News