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DoJ grants request of British School for extension to respond on complaint

/ 05:55 PM January 21, 2016

Trixie Madamba appears during the Senate probe on the suicide of her son Liam. Photo from Senator TG Guingona's Facebook page

Trixie Madamba appears during the Senate probe on the suicide of her son Liam. Photo from Senator TG Guingona’s Facebook page

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has granted the request of the British School Manila (BSM) for an extension to respond to the obstruction of justice complaint filed by the mother of the 18-year-old student who committed suicide last year.

Lawyers of the BSM said they need more time to submit their counter-affidavit because they have not received copies of the complaint and its attachments prior to the hearing.

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“One of the parties requested for an extension and for the other remaining parties, there will be an issuance of another subpoena to appear for another preliminary investigation,” said Atty. Rowell Ilagan, counsel for complainants.

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The next preliminary investigation is set next month.

Complainant Trixie Madamba, mother of Liam Madamba, filed a complaint for violation of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1829 or obstruction of justice against respondents.

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Lian jumped from the 6th floor of a carpark in Makati City last February 2015 after he was accused by his teacher, Natalie Mann, of plagiarism. Mann is a British national.

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Mrs. Madamba claims the BSM Board and Council “tampered and altered reports to conceal, if not to impede an exhaustive investigation of the facts surrounding Liam’s death” and “willfully harbored and facilitated the escape” of Mann. TVJ

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TAGS: Manila, Natalie Mann, Suicide

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