ORMOC CITY— What began as a friendly drinking session between two septuagenarians ended in tragedy after one of them was killed and the other seriously wounded following a heated altercation on Thursday night, October 9, in Barangay Casiongan, about 25 kilometers from the town proper of Calubian, Leyte.
Police identified the fatality as alias “Cosmie,” 72, a married farmer from Barangay Casiongan. The suspect, alias “Gorio,” 70, also a married farmer from the same village, is now in police custody.
Based on a report from the Calubian Municipal Police Station, officers received a call around 10:45 p.m. from Pat. John Lloyd Aler, a “Police sa Barangay” member, reporting a lifeless body discovered in the area. Responding police found the victim lying on the ground with multiple stab and hack wounds.
Initial investigation revealed that the two elderly men were drinking together at the victim’s house when an argument broke out. The confrontation quickly escalated, leading to a violent exchange in which both men used bladed weapons. Cosmie sustained multiple fatal wounds, while Gorio was also injured during the struggle.
The victim’s body was brought to the North Western Leyte District Hospital for post-mortem examination. The suspect, meanwhile, was first treated at the town’s Rural Health Unit before being transferred to the Eastern Visayas Medical Center in Tacloban City.
After recovering from his injuries, Gorio was returned to the Calubian police station, where charges of homicide was filed against him.
(ROBERT DEJON)
