A MANILA court has issued warrant of arrests against Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam, her son, Marco Martin; and five others in connection with the 2019 killing of Batuan, Masbate vice mayor Charlie Yuson III in Sampaloc, Manila.
Manila RTC Branch 42 Judge Dinnah Aguila-Topacio issued the warrants on Monday in response to the murder and frustrated murder charges filed by the Department of Justice against the respondents.
“The Court after examining the information, the resolution of the Department of Justice Panel of Prosecutors, the complaint affidavit and other supporting documents, thereto finds probable cause to issue a warrant of arrests against the accused,” the judge said.
The court recommended no bail against Cam and her co-accused in the murder case but set a bail of P200,000 for each of the accused in the frustrated murder case.
Cam’s co-accused were her son, Nelson Cambaya, Junel Gomez, Juanito De Luna, Bradford Solis and Rigor dela Cruz.
Yuson, his aide Alberto Alforte, and Wilfredo Pineda, were having breakfast in an eatery in Sampaloc, Manila when they were attacked on October 10, 2019.
Alforte and Pineda were injured in the attack.
Cam has denied the accusation, saying her family has no knowledge or involvement in Yuson’s killing.
Marco Martin Cam lost to Yuson’s son, Charmax Jan, in the 2019 mayoralty race in Batuan.
