Christopher Gonzaga, accused of killing his friend Gregory Tan by striking him with a machete dozens of times, tells police the attack was “self-defence,” a court hears. Prosecutors allege Gonzaga fatally assaulted Tan, but Gonzaga claims the circumstances forced him to act to protect himself.
According to testimony reported by both outlets, Gonzaga says he had fallen in with “very dangerous” people. He presents that background as part of the reason he believed he faced danger at the time of the incident. The accounts in the reports focus on Gonzaga’s statements to police, rather than on witness accounts or forensic findings. The outlets do not provide differing factual claims beyond framing the defence position as self-defence and describing his references to being involved with dangerous associates.
The case proceeds through the criminal court process, with the jury set to consider the competing accounts of what happened and whether Gonzaga’s actions were justified.
