TACLOBAN CITY – A domestic argument turned deadly in Barangay Tenani, Paranas, Samar, on Wednesday afternoon, June 4, after a man fatally stabbed his wife before taking his own life.
Police authorities identified the victim as “Issa,” 38, and the suspect as her husband, “Boy,” 48, both farmers and residents of the said barangay.
According to the Paranas Municipal Police Station, the incident occurred around 5 pm at the couple’s residence.
Responding officers found the lifeless body of the woman at the back of their house, while the husband was discovered inside, lying face down in a pool of blood with multiple self-inflicted stab wounds.
Initial investigation revealed that the couple had a heated argument over the wife’s reported plan to leave for Manila in search of work. The confrontation allegedly escalated, prompting the husband to stab her multiple times. After the attack, he reportedly turned the weapon, locally known as ‘sundang,’ on himself.
Witnesses rushed both individuals to the Paranas Rural Health Unit, but they were declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.
The couple is survived by their eight children, the eldest aged 20 and the youngest just two years old. Their bodies were later brought to a funeral homes in Catbalogan City.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)
