A construction worker from Tondo, Manila died from a gunshot during the Sept. 21 anti-corruption protests in Mendiola, according to forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun.
Fortun, in a medical certificate issued yesterday, confirmed that Eric Saber died due to a ‘perforating gunshot to the neck.’
The 35-year-old victim also suffered from a spinal cord injury, Fortun said.
Saber was allegedly shot by police during a violent dispersal of protesters, according to militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU).
However, Philippine National Police public information officer Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño said there was no shooting during the unrest.
Tuaño said police recorded one fatality, a 15-year-old student who died from a stab wound.
‘There was no shooting connected to the protest. Based on the report, it was a stabbing incident, not a case of police firing,’ he said.
The KMU vowed justice for Saber, who was buried yesterday at the Manila North Cemetery.