Suspected rapist shot dead in Pangasinan
Mangaldan, Pangasinan (Google maps)
DAGUPAN CITY — A man who was facing a rape complaint has been shot dead in Mangaldan town in Pangasinan province, police said.
John Senin, 50, was driving his tricycle when he was attacked by motorcycle-riding gunmen at 10:05 a.m., on Sunday (May 28). in Barangay (village) Lanas.
Responding policemen found Senin unconscious at the crime scene with several gunshot wounds and a piece of paper with the message: “Rapist kasi ako kaya ganito ang napala ko (I am a rapist so this is what I
deserve).”
Senin was taken to a hospital in Mapandan town but a doctor there declared him dead on arrival.
Police said Senin was charged with statutory rape last May 23 at the provincial prosecutor’s office in Dagupan City. SFM
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