SAN ANTONIO, Zambales—Police arrested Tuesday a cadet of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) in San Narciso town after he reportedly confessed to accidentally punching his colleague that led to the victim’s death.
Investigators said Fourth Class Jonash Bondoc, 19, was found unresponsive inside the restroom of the academy’s barracks around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
He was immediately brought to the nearby San Marcelino District Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
Col. Romano Cardio, provincial police director, told the Inquirer in a text message that the suspect admitted punching Bondoc, but it was not deliberate. The incident caused the victim’s nose to bleed and los…
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