2016 Davao prison killings

2016 Davao prison killings
DateAugust 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)
VenueDavao Prison and Penal Farm
LocationPanabo, Davao del Norte
TypeHomicide
MotiveDrug deal disagreement or promise of liberty and monetary reward
TargetChinese inmates alleged to be drug lords
PerpetratorFernando Magdadaro
Leopoldo Tan Jr.
OutcomeDeaths of Chu Kin Tung, Li Lan Yan, and Wong Mien Pin
VerdictGuilty
ConvictionsHomicide (both Magdadaro and Tan)

On August 13, 2016, three Chinese nationals detained at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm in Panabo, Davao del Norte was stabbed to death by two Filipino inmates.

Initially reported to be an altercation over a drug deal among inmates at the time, the incident was later the subject of Congressional inquiry in 2024 where allegations that the police have sanctioned the killings.