Man beheads, dismembers father in Tagum City

Police arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly beheading his 60-year-old father and dismembering his body inside their house in Barangay Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Sunday morning, Jan. 19. 

THE bloodied suspect is loaded into a police patrol car after his arrest. (Dan Casinto FB)

Initial investigation said the victim, Loloy, scolded his son, Barlono, for not being home the past days.

The suspect attacked the victim with a bladed weapon at their home.  Barlono cut up his father’s body and placed his heart on a tree and internal organs in a pan. The suspect reportedly threw his father's head into a river and is yet to be recovered.

Neighbors informed the police of the incident and arrested Barlono in their house. 

Two bladed weapons, a hammer, and a shovel allegedly used in the killing were recovered inside.

Responding policemen found Loloy’s body covered with mud.

Police said the suspect has a mental disorder and faces a parricide case.

The suspect, when asked in a TV interview why he killed his father, only replied: "Hindi ko alam (I do not know)."