Student’s death due to ‘rare’ condition, not linked to slap – PNP
MANILA, Philippines — Based on the autopsy conducted by the police, the 14-year-old student who passed away days after he was slapped by his teacher died of a “rare” condition that caused a blood vessel in his brain to rupture. Lt. Col. Ryan Manongdo, Antipolo City police officer in charge, said on Wednesday night that the examination on Francis Jay Gumikib’s body showed that the slapping incident was not related to the student’s death. As a result, the police would file a criminal complaint only for physical injury in relation to child abuse against the teenager’s teacher, he added. “The [medicolegal officers of the PNP Forensic Group] explained to us the result of the autopsy and it stated that a rare condition was the cause of death,” Manongdo said. ‘Nontraumatic in nature’ In a press briefing earlier in the day, Lt. Col. Maria Anna Lissa dela Cruz said their findings “showed [that the cause of death] was cerebral edema secondary to intra-cerebral hemorrhage [swelling and bleeding in the brain] consistent with ruptured arteriovenous malformation [a group of blood vessels that form incorrectly].” The chief medicolegal officer of the Philippine National Police Forensic Group’s (PNP-FG) Rizal provincial field unit said the blood vessel rupture in Gumikib’s brain was “nontraumatic in nature,” caused by a disease she did not disclose. “Mostly, it’s a rare condition, but it’s the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage considering the age group of our patient,” she added. ‘Expert opinion’ According to Dela Cruz, symptoms of the disease, such as brain hemorrhage, occur in patients between the ages of 1 and 18. “At first, this disease is asymptomatic and shows no symptoms. But since the blood vessels in their brain are fragile, they can rupture or burst simultaneously or spontaneously,” she said. Asked by reporters if a slap could have caused the blood vessel in Gumikib’s brain to rupture, Dela Cruz declined to answer but said: “In this case, the hemorrhage as backed up by the CT scan from the hospital came from the innermost area [of the brain].” Pressed further, PNP-FG director Brig. Gen. Constancio Chinayog Jr. replied, “As I said, we arrived at an expert opinion and we will not divulge [it] yet now because we have yet to inform [Gumikib’s] family.” He also cited the same reason for their refusal to give media a copy of the autopsy report, saying, “We first have to
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