BACOLOD CITY – A 53-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his son "high" on drugs in their house in Hacienda Bacsay, Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Police Major Rhojn Darell Nigos, La Castellana police chief, identified the victim as Rolando Mosquera Sr.
He said the victim had just arrived home from planting a banana tree when his 21-year-old son stabbed him in the chest with a knife. The victim sought help from relatives and was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.
Nigos said the suspect was arrested while hiding in a grassy area. Recovered from him were the knife, a small sachet of suspected shabu worth P544, two lighters, and a green curtain with bloodstains.
Police said the suspect assumed that his father was planning to bury him alive when he was planting banana trees.
The suspect had just returned to this province from Bicol where he was sent due for his drug addiction.
Nigos added that the suspect had misunderstandings with his family because of his behavior.
The suspect was subjected to a drug test and will be charged for parricide and illegal drugs.