BACOLOD CITY – A 49-year-old man and his relative were killed and three others were injured by their neighbor in an altercation over loud music in Purok Florenceville, Barangay Pahanocoy here on Wednesday night, Nov. 20.
Police Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 8, identified the victims as Richard Orita, 49, and Rolando Pigollo.
TWO men were killed and three others were injured in an altercation over a loud music in Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City on Wednesday, Nov. 20. (Photo courtesy of Police Station 8)
Cayao said the fatalities and Orita’s children – Richelle, 29, and Richie, 27 – were having a drinking session and playing loud music in their house when the 67-year-old suspect, a construction worker, asked them to lower the volume of their music.
The victims went to the suspect’s house and hit him with a stone in the head.
The suspect was irked and attacked the victims with a bolo.
Orita sustained two stab wounds in the chest and Pigollo had a stab wound in the abdomen. They were taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.
Richelle sustained three stab wounds in the abdomen and Richie had a stab wound in the leg. They were also taken to a hospital where they are recuperating.
The suspect was arrested and the murder weapon was recovered in a follow-up operation.
Homicide charges will be filed against the suspect who is under hospital arrest for injuries he sustained during the commotion.