Fact-Finding Report Says Luisita Massacre Result of ‘Direct Armed Assault’ by Police, Military

Published on November 16, 2009

Annex A

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ON THE CASUALTIES

Name/Personal Information/Autopsy Findings

Jhavie Basilio 20/male; single, hacienda worker 2 GSW (1 on the chest and 1 on the left buttocks) + contusions and lacerations on the head and neck areas

Adriano Caballero, Jr./23/male; married, caddie in the hacienda/1 GSW on the left side of the chest

Jhune David 28/male; married,/ hacienda farm worker/2 GSW (1 on the zygomatic region and 1 on the trapezoid region)

Jaime Fastidio/46/male; married, hacienda laborer/1 GSW on the mandibular area through the neck

Jesus Laza 34/male; single, hacienda worker/2 GSW on the pectoral region

Juancho Sanchez/20/male; single, hacienda resident 1 GSW on the left pelvic area + peri-orbital laceration and hematoma of the left eye, contusion hematoma over the lumbar area, and some discoloration on the feet

Jessie Valdez 30/male; married, hacienda laborer/1 GSW on the right thigh

Annex B

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ON THE INJURED

Total injured: 121
Total seen by the health team: 44
All were either employed in or residents of Hacienda Luisita
Many were the breadwinners of their respective families

Breakdown by sex: Male – 108
Female – 6
No data – 7

Breakdown by age: Children (< 19 years) – 11
Adults (>19 and <60 years) – 63
Geriatric (>60 years) – 4
No data – 43

No. of Gunshot Wounds (GSW): 32
GSW seen by the health team: 18
Some were serious enough to warrant hospitalization, especially those with multiple injuries or multiple GSW
Some are still confined to various hospitals undergoing surgery
At least 5 of the GSW cases seen by the team still had bullets lodged inside their bodies.

Other concomitant injuries:
1. teargas-related respiratory irritation
2. fractures (of the bones)
3. contusions
4. abrasions
5. lacerations
6. contusions from blunt trauma

(Bulatlat.com)

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