MANILA, Philippines — A lawyer fatally shot himself after shooting and killing a judge at the Manila Regional Trial Court inside her office at the Manila City Hall on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police said the victim, RTC Branch 45 Judge Maria Teresa Abadilla, 44, was allegedly shot by lawyer Amador Rebato Jr., 42, chief of Court Clerk of the same Manila RTC Branch 45, located on the Manila City Hall’s fifth floor. He told INQUIRER.net that the suspect died allegedly after shooting himself. Gunman infected with COVID-19In an updated report from Manila City Hall, Juanito Reyes, the court’s legal researcher, told police officials that the clerk was shuddering while being questioned by the Judge Abadilla. Subsequently, Rebato shot the judge in the head “without hesitation.”Rebato was considering resigning because he was diagnosed to have COVID-19, which affected his performance, Reyes said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2020 07:56 UTC