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Child hit by stray bullet dies after 2-day coma

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Teen also found dead in dam


By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff Reporter

San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte—Two-year old Ranhz Angelo was comfortably asleep in a woven mat placed at their living room at Barangay 3 Lusong, in this town while family members were partying outside their bungalow house when he was hit by a stray bullet at about 11:10 pm on December 31, 2013.

On January 2, the child passed away at about 2 pm after being in a coma for two days at the Laoag City General Hospital’s intensive care unit.

As of press time, police investigators are still clueless on the identity of the person who fired the gun at the height of New Year revelry.

Based on police report of a team led by San Nicolas police chief Dominic Guerrero, the stray bullet passed through the Corpuz home’s galvanized roof and hit the two year-old victim’s left temple.

His family is still shock of what happened.


Luisa Corpuz, the victim’s grandmother said her daughter Aniceta (the victim’s mom) was supposed to sleep with her youngest two year-old boy that evening when she noticed a fresh stain of blood on her child’s blanket. She checked around if there was any crack in their glass window only to find out his boy was hit by a stray bullet.

Earlier, San Nicolas Mayor Melanie Valdez has offered at least P20,000 as reward money for witnesses who can lead to the identification of the suspect as the victim’s family appeals for justice.
 
File photo of Ranhz Angelo Corpuz when he was one year old with his mom, Aniceta and elder brother Ranhz Owen, 7. (Lei Adriano)
Teen found dead in SN dam
MEANWHILE, 16-year old Shaina Ann Asuncion of Barangay San Pablo, San Nicolas town was found by local residents floating on Bingao dam at about 6 am of January 3.

The lifeless body of the teenager was found only clad in a bra; she had no underwear

As of press time, police investigators have yet to identify the suspect/s and possible motive of the killing.  


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