Woman, daughter shot dead by jealous ex-lover in Carcar City home
CEBU CITY – A jealous former lover allegedly gunned down a 38-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter inside their home in Barangay Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu on Wednesday night, Dec.11.

POLICE inspect the house where a mother and daughter were gunned down in Barangay Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu on Wednesday night, Dec. 11. (Contributed photo)
The fatalities were identified as Jennive and daughter Valerie Megan Abella.
The suspect, Jetur Lapiña, 64, was arrested after the crime.
Valerie was the daughter of Jennive from a previous relationship. Lapiña is married but was in a relationship with Jennive.
Lapiña's 65-year-old wife confirmed that her husband had an affair with Jennive.
Investigators are looking into the possibility that jealousy was the motive of the crime.
A neighbor said that there was an argument between Jennive and Jetur before the shooting occurred.
Jennive was shot in the head while Valerie succumbed to a bullet wound in the abdomen.
Police failed to recover the firearm used in the crime.
The suspect allegedly tried to shoot himself while escaping but the gun malfunctioned. It was believed that the suspect threw the gun while trying to flee. The suspect was arrested in his home about an hour after the crime.
Police Staff Sgt. Japeth Saavedra, investigator of the Carcar Police Station, said three bullets and two empty shells for .45 caliber pistol were recovered in the crime scene.