MANILA, Philippines - Lauro Vizconde questioned yesterday plans by the camp of Hubert Webb to file a false testimony case against star witness Jessica Alfaro for her statements in the 1991 Vizconde massacre case.
“Why just Jessica? They should sue all the witnesses, even me. Why are they singling her out? That only proves Jessica’s fear that she would be killed by the parents of two of the accused she identified, that is why she is afraid to come home,” Vizconde told The STAR at his Parañaque City residence. Alfaro now resides in the United States.
Vizconde also reiterated his challenge to Webb to file charges against him as well because he believes that “it was really Hubert who did that to my family.”
Alfaro testified that it was Webb, a son of a former lawmaker, and five other scions of wealthy families were behind the brutal murder of Estrella Vizconde and her daughters Carmela and Jennifer in their house in BF Homes in Parañaque City in 1991. She also claimed that Webb raped Carmela before she was stabbed to death.
The pieces of evidence were cleaned up by former policeman Gerardo Biong, allegedly upon Webb’s order, she said.
Aside from Jessica, Webb’s laundrywoman, Mila Gaviola, and village security guard Normal White testified to seeing Webb when the Vizcondes were murdered.
Webb, for his part, repeatedly denied the accusations and maintained that he was in the United States when the crime took place.
Lawyer Demetrio Custodio earlier said suing other witnesses are “minor matters,” adding they still will study their options once the case against Alfaro has been filed.
Custodio could not give an exact date when the case will be filed before the Parañaque prosecutor’s office. The case was supposed to be filed on Feb. 14 but did not push through after Vizconde filed his second motion for reconsideration, asking the Supreme Court to reverse the acquittal of Webb, Biong and five others. The Supreme Court junked the motion with finality three days after it was filed. - By Aie Balagtas See
