Cruelty, A14(21) Revised Penal Code
1. Concept Cruelty, as an aggravating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code – refers to the circumstance when the offender deliberately augments the crime committed by causing another wrong which is not necessary for the commission of the first/original crime. a. Legal basis Article 14. Aggravating circumstances. – The following are aggravating circumstances: 21. That…