BACOLOD City – Two rice mill workers were hacked to death in Purok 2, Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental.
Police identified them as 25-year-old resident Joemar Pacionela and a certain “Danny.”
The suspect was identified as 38-year-old Jaime Lorente of Dumalag, Capiz, who was temporarily residing in Barangay Cabacungan, a police report showed.
The three were having a drinking spree that led to an altercation around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, the report added.
Lorente allegedly hacked the victims on head and neck with a cane cutter.
He surrendered to Barangay Kagawad Ivan Villaluz and was brought to La Castellana police station./PN
