FORMER policeman and convicted killer Joel Nuezca has died in the New Bilibid Prison after he reportedly collapsed due to a still unknown reason, the Bureau of Corrections spokesman said Wednesday.
BuCor spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag, said Nuezca died Tuesday evening after losing consciousness.
Nuezca who killed a woman and her son in Paniqui, Tarlac last year was found guilty of murder and sentenced to reclusion perpetua just last August.
“Naglalakad daw po siya sa labas ng dormitory building noong siya ay nag-collapse. May kasama siyang naglalakad,” Chaclag told reporters.
“He was brought unconscious to the NBP Hospital by his cell mates at 6:30 PM yesterday (Nov 30,2021),” he added.
Chaclag said an investigation is ongoing to determine if there was foul play in the incident and an autopsy will be conducted.
Justice Undersecretary Deo Marco said he asked for a copy of the BuCor’s report as he confirmed the bureau’s probe into the incident.
Formerly assigned at the Paranaque City police crime laboratory, Nuezca shot to death his neighbor Sonia and and her son Frank Anthony Gregorio on Dec. 20 last year after a heated argument over the use of a homemade cannon.
The incident was caught on video and went viral on social media, and was also personally witnessed by Nuezca’s daughter.
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