Kidnap victim survives execution; brod-in-law slain

MALOLOS CITY, Philippines – A Cavite resident survived execution in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan on Monday in the hands of six men who rented his L-300 van but seized him and his brother-in-law a week earlier.

Policemen responding to a residents’ report on a commotion in the area found van rental owner Noah Corpuz bleeding from gunshot wounds in the back and rushed him to the hospital.

While Corpuz survived, his brother-in-law, Edwin Orsal, did not; his bullet-riddled body was found near the area in Barangay Kaypian where Corpuz was recovered.

Police said Corpuz and Orsal were snatched in Dasmariñas, Cavite last June 2 by six men who rented Corpuz’s L-300 van.

Investigation showed that the kidnappers demanded ransom, but it was not clear if the negotiations failed or not.

Last Monday night, the kidnappers took a blindfolded Corpuz and Orsal on a taxi to Barangay Kaypian where they shot the two reportedly with a shotgun and .38-caliber revolver.

Though sustaining five gunshot wounds in the back, Corpuz managed to run away, until the police came.

San Jose del Monte police authorities are now coordinating with their colleagues in Cavite in investigating the case. – With Ric Sapnu