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2002-01-29 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| Aniñon and Ybasan testified on how the attack on the victim by appellant commenced and progressed. The nature and extent of the stab wounds confirm the treacherous attack on appellant. In People vs. Delgado,[31] there was treachery, as the stabbing was from behind, done in a sudden and unexpected manner while the deceased was sitting and his head down on his hands. And, in People vs. Melgar,[32] alevosia attended the killing where the victim was suddenly and without warning stabbed at the back of his nape by the assailant from behind with a double-bladed knife. That treachery qualified the killing in this case is indubitable as the attack was done from behind and in such manner as to completely surprise the victim and makes him a defenseless target.[33] | |||||