Slain jail guard’s family appeals for justice

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 10:15:28 +0000

YVONNE Vargas cries for justice for the death of her son, JO1 Jayvee Jason Vargas, who was killed in an ambush in Barangay Cabug, Bacolod City. (Glazyl Masculino)

By GLAZYL MASCULINO

BACOLOD CITY – The family of slain JO1 Jayvee Jason Vargas has appealed to President Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo for justice.

Vargas was killed in an ambush in Barangay Cabug here last Friday by unidentified armed men, seven months after he survived the ambush attempt on his life at Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. port, this city, early this year.

His mother, Yvonne, in a press briefing at the Negros Press Club here yesterday, sought justice for the death of her son, who was a personnel of the Metro Bacolod District Jail in Barangay Handumanan, this city.

The victim was driving a white Mitsubishi Strada on his way home after fetching his father, a retired jail officer, and his three other relatives from a cockpit in Barangay Pahanocoy, this city, when a blue Toyota Innova, a pick-up truck, and three motorcycles tailed them and fired their high-powered firearms at them.

Vargas died on the spot due to head injuries while one of his three cousins was injured. Police recovered from the scene more than 70 fired bullets and 100 fired cartridges of M16, M14, .9mm caliber, and .45 caliber.

“Tulungan niyo po kami (Vice President Leni) na makamit ang hustisya sa aming anak. Wala po kaming kasalanan at ginawang masama. Bakit ganun? Bakit pinatay? Brutal po ang pagpatay,” Yvonne said. “Naniniwala pa rin ako sayo sir (President Duterte). Tulungan mo kami sir ma solve ang case. Bakit po pinatay ang anak ko na inosente. Hindi po siya criminal,” she added.

“Sobra-sobra po ang pagpatay sa kanya at hindi po karapatdapat iyon. Inosent
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