Homicide and reckless imprudence resulting in homicide have been added to the charges recommended against former Ateneo de Manila University head coach Tab Baldwin and other members of the coaching and conditioning staff in connection with the 8 June drowning deaths of two student-athletes during a team-building activity in Aurora province, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Wednesday.

In a statement, CIDG Director Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander Morico said the additional charges are on top of the recommended violation of Republic Act No. 11053, or the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018.

Morico said the recommended cases include two counts each to cover the deaths of student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili.

He added that the cases have already been referred to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for evaluation and possible prosecution.

The CIDG also briefed the family of Baterbonia on the findings of the investigation during a meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City.

Morico personally met with Baterbonia’s parents, Rene Sr. and Rovelyn, as well as their eldest son, Ruveyan. They were accompanied by two legal counsels.

“The purpose of the meeting are two things: one, to inform them of the result of our investigation because they have the right to know,” Morico said.

“Second is to assure them that in all stages ng prosecution, if this one goes to trial, the CIDG will be there to continuously follow-up this case,” he added.

Aside from Baldwin, those recommended to be charged were strength and conditioning coaches Grant Dearns and Caesar Vincent Elumba; assistant coaches Dean Caesar Castaño, Sandro Nicholas Soriano, and Reynaldo Jacinto Jr.; student managers Paolo Manuel Adevoso and Andrew Lorenzo Salud; physical therapist John Eric Rueca; and utility workers/ball boys Aris Pronce and Joel Rapa.