The four US Marine soldiers who were with US Marine Lance
Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, charged with murder for the death of Filipino
transgender Jennifer Laude last year in this city, on Tuesday testified before
the court.
One of them, Lance Corporal Jairn Michael Rose, testified
that he noticed Pemberton’s uneasiness when they met after going out with Laude
and asked what was bothering him. He said Pemberton replied saying, “I think I
killed a he or she.”
In a press briefing, lawyer Harry Roque, the lead private
counsel for the family of Laude, said that Rose and the three others - Lance
Corporal Bennett Eric Dahl, Sergeant Daniel Fabian Pulido and Corporal
Christopher Miller - took the witness stand, their first court appearance since
the trial began.
The four soldiers and Pemberton were at the Ambyanz Disco
Bar in Magsaysay Drive
Minutes later, Pemberton went out of the bar and went inside
the nearby Celzone Hotel.
Rose reconfirmed what he and Miller stated in their sworn
affidavits made before the Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this month.
The duo said that Pemberton told them what happened that
night, including the death of Laude.
Meanwhile, Laude’s sister Malou described the testimonies of
the four US
“They are okay and they are fair. Even though it is their
friend who is involved in the case, they remain to the code to tell the truth,”
Malou said.
Meanwhile, lawyer Virgie Suarez said that the prosecution
panel has until June 30 to present all its evidence and witnesses. On July 6,
the defense will proceed with its witnesses.
“We are confident that we will finish our presentation as
scheduled,” Suarez said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=763362
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