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2000-11-23 |
KAPUNAN, J. |
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| The trial court correctly awarded civil indemnity in the amount of P50,000.00 as such award is automatically granted to the heirs of the victim without need of any evidence other than the fact of commission of the crime.[28] It also correctly awarded P50,000.00 as moral damages under Art. 2219 (1) of the Civil Code, which the court may award in criminal cases in the exercise of its discretion.[29] Victoria Caysido's claim that she suffered pain as a result of her husband's death[30] is sufficient basis for such an award. Her mental, physical and psychological sufferings that constitute the bases for moral damages may be assumed as the result of the untimely demise of her husband. There is no need for her to go through a "testimonial charade"[31] detailing how she endured such sufferings. | |||||