Lapu Lapu festival tragedy: GoFundMe pulls down fake post about alleged victim after public outcry

From Global News.

Online fundraising site GoFundMe says it has taken down a fake post about an alleged Lapu Lapu festival victim. The action was taken after members of the Filipino community felt something was awry and spurred an investigation.

On April 26, a male suspect rammed a vehicle into a crowd of festival attendees. The 11 people who died include seven women, two men, one non-binary person and a child, according to VPD Const. Tania Visintin.

Suspect Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was arrested at the scene on Saturday, and has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder. Further charges are expected.

Global’s Angela Jung reports on the latest in the GoFundMe scandal.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/video/11158507/fake-lapu-lapu-victim-fundraiser-removed-from-platform/

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