Maipú
A violent armed carjacking left a driver wounded by a gunshot to the leg on Sunday afternoon in Maipú, Metropolitan Region. The attack happened while the victim waited at a traffic light, and the assailant fled after shooting. The victim was taken to a hospital and is out of vital danger.
Imeripotiwa na AI
The Public Prosecutor's Office formally accused former Maipú mayor Cathy Barriga of four serious crimes committed during her tenure from 2016 to 2021. Prosecutors are seeking penalties totaling over 23 years in prison, plus fines and disqualification from public office. The nearly two-year investigation now proceeds to oral trial.