LOPEZ, Quezon – A man was hacked dead in Barangay Ilayang Ilog, this town, on Sunday night, February 25.
Police identified the victim as Felix Pecito.
Pecito was sleeping on a chair after a drinking spree when the suspect Manuel, 46, a farmer, also of Barangay Ilayang Ilog, arrived drunk and armed with a bolo.
Manuel suddenly slashed Pecito’s neck, killing him instantly.
The suspect was arrested by responding lawmen. Recovered from the suspect was the bolo with scabbard.
Manuel faces murder charges.