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Republic of the Philippines, Criminal case no. 1234

Complainant, For: Homicide

-versus-

Juan de la Cruz,
Accused.
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INFORMATION

The undersigned, Atty. Maria la del Barrio, accuses Juan de la

Cruz of the crime of Homicide, committed as follows, to wit:

That on or about 9:30 in the evening, January 1, 2018, in the

City/Municipality of Tacloban, Province of Leyte and within the
jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the accused Juan de la Cruz , did
then and there, with malice aforestated and with deliberate intent to
take the life of Pedro Santos, willfully, unlawfully, feloniously,
suddenly, and unexpectedly, attacked the latter with a “balisong” knife,
first wounding him in the chest, and afterwards, when enfeebled and
unable to defend himself, again in the stomach, both wounds being
necessarily mortal, thereby causing the direct and immediate death of
said Pedro Santos.

Contrary to law.

Tacloban City, Philippines, 5th of January, 2018.

Atty. Maria la del Barrio

ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR

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 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that as shown by the records the undersigned,

an authorized officer, that there is a reasonable ground to believe that
a crime has been committed and that the accused is probably guilty
thereof; that the accused was informed of the complaint and of the
evidence submitted against her and was given an opportunity to
submit controverting evidence.

Atty. Maria la del Barrio

Assistant Prosecutor

Approved by:

Atty. Mario de Boro

Chief Provincial Prosecutor

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 5th day of

January, 2018 in the City of Tacloban, Philippines.

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