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| | People vs Brondial : 135517 : October 18, 2000 : Per Curiam : En Banc |
 | | of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 13, Ligao, Albay, finding accused-appellant Emelito Brondial y Culaway guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape of his 12-year old daughter, Imelda Brondial, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to indemnify the victim in the amount of P50,000.00 and to pay the costs. |
 | | Accused-appellant denied that he committed the crime and claimed that he was in his house in Rawis, Libon, Albay on June 2, 1997, the date of the commission of the crime. |
 | | He averred that he could not have raped Imelda on the night of June 2, 1997 because Imelda was then in the custody of her uncle Abad in Cabugao, Pantao, Libon, Albay, about five kilometers away from where he was, the distance of which could be covered only by motorboat in about half an hour. |
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