ORMOC CITY– A 64-year-old man is facing charges of frustrated homicide after he allegedly stabbed a woman who refused to let him accompany her on a trip to Tanauan, Leyte.
The incident occurred at about 11:40 a.m. on Saturday, December 6, in Lumbang 1, Brgy. 96, Kalanipayan, Tacloban City.
Police identified the suspect as alias “Bong,” 64, married, jobless, and a native of Basey, Samar, currently residing in the barangay. The victim was identified only as alias “Maye,” 54, married, a housewife, and likewise a resident of the area.
Responding personnel of Police Station 1 rushed to the location after receiving a report from a concerned citizen. Upon their arrival, they found that the suspect had already been turned over by a witness and the responding barangay tanod. The victim, who suffered a stab wound in the abdomen, was immediately brought to the Tacloban City Hospital for treatment.
Initial investigation disclosed that the victim was preparing to travel to Tanauan to visit her daughter when the suspect insisted on going with her.
The witness, identified as alias “Sikay,” 21, single, and a resident of the same barangay, stated that when the victim refused—clarifying that she had no relation to the suspect—he became agitated, grabbed a gaff, and stabbed her. The victim then fled and sought help from a nearby barangay tanod, alias “Atan,” 35, who promptly arrested the suspect.
The suspect is now detained at the locked-up cell of Police Station 1.
Investigators have filed frustrated homicide charges before the Bulwagang Hall of Justice, and the case is now under proper disposition by PS1, TCPO.
(ROBERT DEJON)
