| Brothers Laputan, Maximo (right) and Concordio, hug each other after hearing the decision of RTC Judge Raphael Yrastorza dismissing the charge of rape with homicide against them. The court asked the Board of Claims of the Department of Justice to pay the brothers P10,000 each to compensate tor their nine-month stay in jail. (Sun.Star Cebu/Amper Campaña) |
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CEBU CITY -- A father and an uncle could have been spared suffering nine months in jail if the filing of a rape with homicide case had not been done in haste, a Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge said Monday.
RTC Judge Raphael Yrastorza dismissed the case against brothers Maximo, 40, and Concordio Laputan, 46. He found the filing of the case "unnecessary."
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