BACOLOD CITY – A four-year-old boy was hacked to death by his father in their house in Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, December 22.
Police withheld the name of the victim.
POLICE secure the house where a four-year-old boy was hacked dead by his father in Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, December 22. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental police)
Police Lt. Col. John Joel Batusbatusan, Kabankalan police chief, said the 48-year-old suspect and his three children were eating lunch when he suddenly grabbed the victim.
The suspect took a bolo and hacked the victim while his two other children ran to hide.
The suspect was arrested by barangay “tanods” or watchmen through the assistance of barangay officials in the house.
The victim was declared dead in a hospital. Police recovered the murder weapon.
Batusbatusan said the family has yet to disclose if the suspect was suffering from a psychological problem.
He said the suspect was aware of the crime he committed but he could not tell police the reason why he did it.
The suspect was charged on Saturday, December 23, with parricide.
The incident happened two years after the suspect hammered his wife to death due to jealousy.
However, the suspect was released from jail due to the non-appearance of witnesses, who are his family members, according to Batusbatusan.