After acquittal, Webb had good night's sleep; Vizconde had none

Less than 24 hours after his acquittal in the 19-year-old Vizconde massacre case, Hubert Webb had a good night's sleep at his family's home in Parañaque City. In contrast, the patriarch of the massacred Vizconde family had virtually no sleep the night after the Supreme Court acquitted Webb and six others in the case. A report on dzBB radio Wednesday said Hubert, son of former Sen. Freddie Webb, woke up at about 5 a.m. to have breakfast and described his sleep as peaceful. He said it was the first time in 15 years he had slept on a soft bed. Webb and his co-accused were jailed as early as 1995 for the June 30, 1991 crime. The report said Hubert left the house before 6 a.m. with his father. But Hubert also admitted he is having difficulty adjusting to his new life, adding he plans to return to the New Bilibid Prison before Christmas Day to visit inmates who he had befriended. He also said he plans to take a vocational course. On Tuesday, the high court acquitted the seven convicts for the massacre after citing the failure of the prosecution to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. On the other hand, a report on Unang Balita said Lauro Vizconde could not sleep well, drifting into sleep at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday but getting up at 4 a.m.
Vizconde said he could not sleep since the high court acquitted the accused in the case. The report said he received visits from neighbors who wanted to console him, and that he planned to visit the graves of his slain loved ones at the Holy Cross Memorial Park in Novaliches, Quezon City. — LBG/KBK, GMANews.TV