ILOILO City – Three suspected thieves allegedly stabbed to death a 64-year-old woman in Barangay Pandac, Pavia, Iloilo.
Killed was Crispina Gerbasa, a resident of the village, police said.
Municipal police station chief Major Jojo Tabaloc, said the incident happened around 1:50 p.m. on March 25.
The victim and her husband Bonifacio, 66, went to their farm to graze their cow and to get a banana bunch.
When the couple arrived to their farm, they saw the three suspects – Victor Napawit, 39; Edaurdo Wales, 50; and Joebert Ordanza, 41 – stealing their banana.
The victim chased the three suspects, but she was mauled and stabbed multiple times.
The Pavia police immediately launched a “hot pursuit” operation after the incident that led to the arrest of the suspects in their respective houses.
“The incident was witnessed by her husband and he identified the suspects who killed his wife,” said Tabaloc.
On the other hand, Napawit denied his involvement in the incident saying that he was already in their house.
He admitted that before the incident happened, they were having a drinking session and later he went home ahead leaving Wales and Ordanza.
“Wala na ako kabalo kun ano ila gin panghimo pagakatapos kami nag inom kay nag pauli na ako, wala ko ya kapatay sa tigulang ah,” said Napawit.
Police investigations however showed Napawit was seen together with the two other suspects and he was armed with a knife.
Tabaloc said a murder case will be filed against the suspects who are now detained in the lockup cell of the Pavia police station./PN
