ORMOC CITY- A 65-year-old butcher ended his life by hanging himself shortly after stabbing a 90-year-old widow to death over an old personal grudge against the victim’s brother on Monday morning, October 27, in Barangay Quirino, District Poblacion, Las Navas, Northern Samar.
Police identified the fatality as alias “Este”, 90, widow, and a resident of the same barangay. The suspect was identified as alias “Nietlo”, 65, married, butcher, and also a resident of Barangay Quirino, District Poblacion.
According to the Las Navas Municipal Police Station, they received a call from a concerned citizen reporting a stabbing incident in the area. Responding officers rushed to the scene, where they found both the victim and the suspect lifeless.
Initial investigation revealed that the suspect had been searching for alias “Zoe”, the victim’s brother, whom he blamed for his earlier arrest on October 24. When he failed to find Zoe, the suspect reportedly turned his anger toward the victim, who was sitting on her balcony, and stabbed her in the chest without provocation using a bladed weapon.
After the attack, the suspect fled and sought refuge at his sister’s nearby house.
Police conducted a hot pursuit operation and located the suspect’s possible hiding place.
While officers were assessing the situation outside the closed house, the suspect’s nephew, alias “Alvin”, informed them that the suspect was on the terrace and had hanged himself.
The responding team entered the premises with the nephew’s permission and found the suspect hanging with a rope around his neck. Officers immediately cut him down and rushed him to the Las Navas Rural Health Unit, but he was declared dead on arrival by Dr. Maria Theresa Saises-Cabrera.
(ROBERT DEJON)
