Police Brutality Trends as Philippines Murder Video Goes Viral
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The Philippine government said it would prosecute a police officer over the deaths of a mother and son, after a video of the point blank shooting went viral in social media, prompting renewed calls against police violence and extrajudicial killings.
Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca is facing double murder charges over the death of Sonya Gregorio and her son, Frank Anthony, who were Nuezca’s neighbors in Tarlac province north of the capital, according to the police report. The officer has surrendered to authorities, it said.