MANILA, Philippines — A presiding judge of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) was shot and killed by the clerk of court, who later committed suicide, inside her chamber at Manila City Hall on Wednesday, police said. ADVERTISEMENTA police report said the clerk of court, lawyer Amador Rebato Jr., 42, killed himself and his body was found in the office. A clerk of court is employed to record all decisions in court proceedings, schedule hearings and trials, and assist officers of the court. Subsequently, he shot Abadilla in the head “without hesitation,” it added. Rebato shot himself with his own firearm, Ibay later said in a phone interview.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2020 21:33 UTC