Probers to enhance videos of Fortun attacker

MANILA, Philippines - Investigators of the Southern Police District (SPD) have sent to Camp Crame videos taken by closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras near the BF Homes, Las Piñas house of lawyer Raymond Fortun in a bid to identify the man who shot his wife Thursday night, an official said yesterday.

SPD deputy director for operations Senior Superintendent Billy Beltran said the CCTV videos gathered by probers need to be enhanced as they are blurred.

“We could hardly see anything. The (videos) are unclear,” he said.

SPD director Chief Superintendent Jose Erwin Villacorte earlier said they have gathered video clips taken by CCTV cameras installed along the street as well as at the houses of Fortun’s neighbors.

Fortun said his wife, Caroline, 43, is doing fine and will undergo a minor procedure to clean and cauterize her wounds.

“She is doing well. No damage to major organs,” Fortun said in a text message.

He said the type of gun used in the shooting has yet to be determined as police investigators have to find the bullet that hit his wife in the right cheek and exited at the nape.

Fortun, who has ventured into wedding photography, had just arrived in Manila when the attack happened.

“I had come from a wedding shoot in Iloilo… I arrived home and saw my wife on the ground with security personnel around her,” Fortun said.

“It was the worst nightmare imaginable. I know I was sobbing and my lawyers were trying to restrain me,” he added.

Fortun said he gathered his composure and rushed Caroline to the hospital.

Caroline was conscious despite sustaining gunshot wounds in the right cheek and nape.

Caroline used to work at a bank but resigned to become her husband’s law firm finance manager.

“She is a saint. Prayerful and patient. She is loving and supportive in every way. She is a great role model for our kids,” Fortun said.