A 28-year-old man in the Philippines has died after being forced to do 300 squats as a punishment for violating a curfew imposed as part of coronavirus lockdown measures in the Philippines’ capital Manila.
Darren Peñaredondo was detained by village guards last Thursday for going out during curfew hours to buy water in a province south of Manila. He was then taken to a local police station.
When he got home, Peñaredondo complained to his partner, Reichelyn Balce, about the harsh punishment forced on him for breaking curfew.
Balce said: “I asked him why he can’t walk. He told me, ‘they made us do pumping,’” she was quoted by the Rappler as saying, referring to a squat performed while holding onto both ears.
Peñaredondo and another man who was accused of violating Covid restrictions were “brought to the Plaza Malabon in front of the municipal hall. And then, they were told to do pumping exercises 100 times”.
Balce said the pair were forced to repeat the exercises because they were not in sync and ultimately ended up doing the exercise 300 times, she wrote in a Facebook post.
She shared a video clip showing Peñaredondo attempting to walk and crawling to go to the bathroom.
He had started having seizures and had to be revived by his neighbors, the report added. Peñaredondo died in a hospital the same day.
Police confirmed the case is being investigated.