By MANNY T UGALDE
LEGAZPI CITY: A prominent businessman here known to be afflicted with
Parkinson’s disease shot his wife infront of their children Saturday morning.
A police report, however, said the victim, Janette Orozco Chan, 40,
survived the lone bullet wound that hit her in the left chest from a .40
caliber pistol shot at close range by her husband, Danny Chan, 50, president of
Jaeda Construction.
Legazpi City police chief Senior
Supt. Oscar Regala said suspect Chan immediately surrendered to the police
after the incident.
He was detained but was released after the reglamentary
period of 36 hours pending the filing of
formal charges against him.
His wife, the victim, was rushed to the nearby Albay Doctors Hospital
where she was pronounced out of danger as of Sunday morning.
Many of those who learned of the incident wondered how a man with
Parkinson’s disease could own a gun.
Chan whose brother Cerilo is a city
councilor is known here as a big-time contractor handling big government
contracts in this city.
An investigator said the wife could have been an easy target if her
husband was not suffering from the disease.
A Parkinson’s disease is an incurable nervous disorder marked by
symptoms of trembling hands, lifeless face, monotone voice, and a slow
shuffling walk.
It is generally caused by the degeneration of a dopamine hormone
producing brain cells.
The report said the suspect gathered their children while waiting for
his wife to arrive home that night.
As the victim arrived, the suspect aimed his gun and took a shot.
It was learned that the family of the victim would push through with
the filing of case for frustrated murder. – Bicol Mail
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