Metro police chief, Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar berates Police Cpl. Rocky delos Reyes who is accused of shooting six-year-old Gian Habal inside the boy’s house in Caloocan City on April 28, 2019. INQUIRER FILE / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines — Gian Habal, the six-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet in Caloocan on April 28, was laid to rest at Tala Cemetery on Tuesday.
Habal’s grandmother Elsa Montañez, who was in a wheelchair, broke into tears as she mourned in front of Habal’s casket.
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An hour before the burial, Habal’s friends and family visited their house on Mabini Street to send their sympathies.
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Habal was killed after a bullet struck his head as a policeman, Corporal Rocky delos Reyes, purportedly pursued a drug suspect.
The claim of Delos Reyes has been disputed by the boy’s family.
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Murder raps have been filed against Delos Reyes before the Caloocan City Prosecutor’s Office. /cbb
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