A policeman facing criminal charges over a motorcyclist's death died after jumping from a building in the Philippine National Police's (PNP) national headquarters in Camp Crame in Quezon City on Saturday.
The policeman was identified as Police Officer 3 Jeremiah de Villa, a member of the PNP's Highway Patrol Group.
De Villa, along with HPG member -- Police Officer 2 Jonjie Manon-og -- was facing murder, robbery and administrative charges for the death of motorcyclist John dela Riarte.
HPG director Senior Superintendent Antonio Gardiola told radio dzBB that De Villa jumped from the Police Security Protection Group's (PSPG) building.
Gardiola said several policemen saw De Villa walking from the HPG's building, where he was under restrictive custody, to the PSPG building.
"We have witnesses na it was a suicide from the time he took a walk from HPG building to the other building," he said.
Gardiola said De Villa was rushed to the hospital and was declared dead at around 9:45 a.m.
He added: "There is no foul play, as I was saying, there are witnesses na dumaan siya doon sa PSPG building going up."
The HPG chief also said that based on their initial observation of De Villa, through CCTV recordings in their building, the policeman seemed to be not in a normal psychological state.
"Malayo parati ang iniisip, wala sa sarili," Gardiola said, adding that De Villa became depressed after the passing of his mother.
"Naapektuhan iyong mother n'ya, namatay din sa stress dhail sa pangyayari," he added, referring to De Villa's involvement in the killing of Dela Riarte.
SOURCE :GMA NEWS
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