Leo Echegaray [SEP] country of citizenship
Leo Echegaray
Leo Echegaray (11 July 1960 – 5 February 1999) was the first Filipino to be meted the death penalty after its reinstatement in the Philippines in 1993, some 23 years after the last judicial execution was carried out. His death sparked national debate over the legality and morality of the death penalty, which was later suspended on 15 April 2006.
Trial and execution.
A house painter by trade, Echegaray was accused of the April 1994 rape of the 10-year-old daughter of his live in partner
Echegaray
Echegaray (from Basque "Etxegarai") is a surname meaning "Hillhouse". People with this name include:
- José Echegaray (1832–1916), Spanish mathematician, dramatist and statesman
- Leo Echegaray (1960–1999), Filipino criminal