Mathay in-law hurt in slay attempt

PANDI, Bulacan — A son-in-law of former Quezon City mayor Ismael Mathay Jr., together with his son and a companion, was ambushed by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Siling Bata here yesterday morning, police said.

Inspector Romeo Dumawal, Pandi’s deputy police chief, said 52-year-old businessman Antonio Jaramillo, husband of Mathay’s daughter Chiqui, was critically wounded with four gunshot wounds in the abdomen.

Jaramillo’s colon, bladder and small intestine were damaged but no other vital organs were hit.

He was rushed to the Mendoza Hospital in nearby Sta. Maria town where he is said to be in critical but stable condition.

Jaramillo’s son "PJ" and a companion, whose identity was not immediately available, were unharmed.

Dumawal said the Jaramillos were on their way to their farm aboard a white Mitsubishi Pajero with license plates WKG-544 when they were waylaid.

Dumawal theorized that a long-standing personal grudge against Jaramillo could have motivated the ambush.

Police found several spent caliber .45 shells at the ambush site.

Two witnesses described the gunmen as mustachioed, wearing black jackets, and about 5’2" to 5’4" tall.