MANILA, Philippines–Some of the wounds sustained by the late peasant leader and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Randall “Randy” Echanis was sustained while he was still alive. ADVERTISEMENT“Hindi sya pinatay agad (He was not killed instantly),” forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun said in a virtual press conference. She added that the distribution of the wounds “implies intent.”A stab wound to the back is the cause of Echanis’ death, she said. She said the stab would that hit his aorta “definitively killed him at once.”Majority of the injuries sustained by Echanis are at his back.She said Echanis also had head injuries. Echanis and his neighborLouie Tagapia were killed last August 10 at his rented house in Quezon City.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 21, 2020 05:03 UTC