MANILA, Philippines – On Tuesday, October 18, GMA News reported the death of an 18-year-old man after he was stabbed 18 times in Taguig.
According to the report, the incident happened on October 14 when the victim, architecture student Nick Russel Oniot, was assailed by two thieves. Oniot was on his way from school when the first thief forcibly tried to grab Oniot's bag. Oniot held on to the bag, which drew a second mugger to lunge and repeatedly stab him to death.
The crime was captured on CCTV footage, including the student's desperate call for help to a passing vehicle. The vehicle was not seen stopping. A man was also seen peering from behind a parked vehicle to witness the boy's body – which at this point was now lying on the ground – before retreating back and out of the CCTV frame.
Oniot died.
On Twitter, users denounced the lack of help that Oniot received from passers-by and bystanders at the scene of the crime. These tweets appeared under the hashtag "#JusticeForNick", which trended Wednesday, Oct 19:
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It is saddening to know that a life could possibly have been saved if only the people who had seen him offered help. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a></p>— franchesca (@centurygoetheic) <a href="https://twitter.com/centurygoetheic/status/788580783522852864">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY SAW HIM DYING, AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING TO HELP HIM. I'm so angry!!!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a></p>— STEF MONCE (@StefMonce) <a href="https://twitter.com/StefMonce/status/788407014036606976">October 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr">Sakit sa puso makita yung pagtumba ni klasmeyt sa daan, masaklap may nakakita, pinabayaan lang <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RipNickOniot?src=hash">#RipNickOniot</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a></p>— Adamson Crushes (@adu_crushes) <a href="https://twitter.com/adu_crushes/status/788570627770683392">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr">Naiiyak ako habang pinapanuod yung yung video na studyante na sinaksak ng 18x tapos wala man lang tumulong sa kanya. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a> </p>— ♔ Mark Tiu ★ (@markhedison) <a href="https://twitter.com/markhedison/status/788630445038641152">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a> kabadtrip yung mga taong tinitigan lang sya and did not do any effort to help Nick</p>— Aurea Mae Dela Cruz (@Acruisee) <a href="https://twitter.com/Acruisee/status/788629122075488256">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A life could have been saved if only the people who had seen him helped instead of just staring. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a></p>— ️ (@raphaelmiguel) <a href="https://twitter.com/raphaelmiguel/status/788626890588315648">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr">Kung makita lang nila yung vid, I bet they'd point themselves out nd say, "Ang tanga ko dito, sana humingi ako ng tulong." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a></p>— Eea (@yannastation) <a href="https://twitter.com/yannastation/status/788646815780343808">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There are two kinds of evil in this world. Those who do evil stuff and those who see evil stuff being done. Rip Klasmeyt <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a></p>— M.A. Antonio (@martboyketchup) <a href="https://twitter.com/martboyketchup/status/788542321587396608">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr">Given na ung may mga masasama ang loob eh, pero yung wala man lang tumulong? Grabe naman. Sobra naman. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a></p>— Elaine Velasco (@Velaainee) <a href="https://twitter.com/Velaainee/status/788625955719901184">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr">It feel so frustrating nung nakita mo yung mga taong nakakita na hindi man lang siya tinulungan. Ganoon na lang ba 'yon? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForNick?src=hash">#JusticeForNick</a></p>— merida. (@anneorthodoxx) <a href="https://twitter.com/anneorthodoxx/status/788624990837022720">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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The suspects, identified as Ricardo Clave, 29 years old, and Marvin Bernardo, 36 years old, were nabbed by police in a follow-up operation. Bernardo was shot dead by police on the way to headquarters for reportedly attempting to grab the firearm of an officer. – Rappler.com