LEGAZPI CITY: Police have not
filed criminal charges against a wealthy businessman who while suffering from
Parkinson’s disease allegedly shot his wife last Sept 22.
The wife, Jeanette Orosco Chan,
40, survived a lone Calibrer .40 bullet wound on her left abdomen.
She was discharged fom the
hospital a week later. Her husband was identified as Danny B Chan, owner of a
big construction firm here.
Sources close to the family
said both the victim and the suspect reached an agreement to settle the case
amicably which include their separation as husband and wife and division of
properties.
Police report said Chan
surrendered to the police after the incident. He was reportedly detained for 36
hours and released without any charges filed.
Legazpi Police Chief Supt Oscar
Regala would not answer text messages about
the latest development while Albay Deputy Police Provincial Director
Supt. Paulino Belga confirmed he has not received any report if the Legazpi
police had filed the case.
Some of those in the legal
profession assailed the police for not filing the frustrated murder case saying
the amicable settlement reached by the couple was purely on the civil aspect
while the criminal aspect could not be compromised since it is the People of
the Philippines who are the interested party in the case.
They also wondered how a person
afflicted with Parkinson’s disease could have a license to possess and carry
firearm. – Bicol Mail
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