THE Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory debunked claims that senior high school student Kian de los Santos was executed during anti-crime operations in Caloocan City last week.

At the same time, however, paraffin tests conducted on de los Santos showed an absence of gunpowder residue on his hands, contradicting police statements that he pulled out a gun from his shorts as he allegedly tried to resist arrest.

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