Boy, aged 13, kills mentally-ill mother while practising driving

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Boy, 13, Drives Unattended – Killing a ‘Mentally ill’ Mother in Dalaguete, Southern Cebu – www.plnmedia.com

A 13-year-old boy is Dalaguete, located in southeastern Cebu, has run over a mentally ill mother, killing her.

Investigators of Dalaguete Police Station identified the victim as 36-year-old Vevencia Valeriano of Naga City. The boys name is being withheld due to his young age – the boy was practising driving alone in a Honda CRV at around 4pm – Valeriano crossed the street and was hit by the SUV, she was brought to the Julio Cardinal Rosales Memorial Hospital but died of serious head injuries caused the the accident.

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The family only found out after the report of the accident was in the news, they agreed not to file charges against the young boy for running over her – they also agreed to assist in the burial expenses saying “The families settled, no case will be filed.”

Valeriano’s family said the victim is a mother of five children and was suffering from a mental disorder due to a nervous breakdown.