BACOLOD CITY – A heated argument on finances triggered a Canadian national to stab his wife to death before killing himself inside their apartment in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Friday, May 12.
Police withheld the name of the 50-year-old victim, who was a call center agent, upon the request of her family.
Her husband was identified by police as Ronald St. Jean, 55.
Police Capt. Glenn Montaño, head of Police Station 8, said the couple was heard by their neighbors arguing, prompting them to call for police assistance.
When the policemen responded, the suspect allegedly sprayed pepper spray on one of them, and went to a bedroom.
Montaño said the suspect then stabbed himself in the chest and slashed his wrist. The wife suffered a lone stab wound in the chest.
He said they negotiated with the suspect to surrender, but he refused. He was neutralized after about 40 minutes when he asked for water and slipped on the floor.
The couple was taken to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) here. The victim was declared dead on arrival while the suspect passed away later, Montaño said.
Montaño said the couple was renting the apartment. They had two male children aged 7 and 11, who were brought by their helper to the victim’s relative nearby before the incident happened.