NBI probe sought on viral video of man mauling woman

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Senate President Vicente Sotto III said his staff already sent the photos and link regarding the incident to the NBI. ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/06/06/06062022-nbi-probe-sought-viral-video-man-mauling-woman.jpg"/><figcaption>Senate President Vicente Sotto III said his staff already sent the photos and link regarding the incident to the NBI. <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Outgoing Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday sought the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) assistance to identify the people seen in a viral video showing a man hitting a woman.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/01/22/sotto-recto-drilon-graduate-from-senate">Sotto, Recto, Drilon pay tribute to colleagues as they &#x27;graduate&#x27; from Senate</a></li></ul><p>The footage was taken two years ago and was posted on the social media page REGtv. It so far has more than 100,000 views and 22,300 shares.</p><p>In the video, a woman carrying a baby was seen being repeatedly hit by a shirtless man who only stopped when the victim fell on the floor crying due to so much pain.</p><p>Another woman in black approached the victim to check on her as the man continues to hurl invectives.</p><p>Sotto in a text message called the attention of journalists regarding the content of the said video, which he stated is a clear violation of Republic Act 9262 or the Violence Against Women and Children.</p><p>“Atty. Marian Lucinario has already communicated with NBI Director to look into and investigate the matter representing me,” Sotto said.</p><p>He added: “My lawyer will coordinate and file the complaint on my behalf as soon as they are identified.”</p><p>Sotto said his staff already sent the photos and link regarding the incident to the NBI. </p><p>Once identified, Sotto said: “I will file it (case against the suspect) myself.”</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1454079" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said his staff already sent the photos and link regarding the incident to the National Bureau of Investigation.

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NBI probe sought on viral video of man mauling woman

NBI probe sought on viral video of man mauling woman

Sherrie Ann Torres,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 06, 2022 06:00 PM PHT

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