ROXAS City – Four persons were killed while one was wounded in a hacking incident in Barangay Tanza, Panay, Capiz.
The suspect identified as the 60-year-old Nestor Beldia also ended up dead after responding officers from the municipal police station fired at him.
It was around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the hacking happened, a police report showed.
The police were still determining the motive in the incident.
Some witnesses said Beldia was cutting weeds in a farm near his house at the time when his mood suddenly changed.
On his way home, Beldia hacked the 72-year-old Thelma Arabia and Hanna Fel Aguiling, a minor, the witnesses added.
He then entered the 60-year-old Concepcion Celino’s house and hacked her.
Beldia also attacked Celino’s daughter Ramilyn Labto, 31, and 4-year-old granddaughter Gerra Isabelle Labto.
Aguiling died early morning yesterday while undergoing treatment at the Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital where Arabia was currently recuperating.
Celino, Ramilyn and Gerra Isabelle, on the other hand, were brought to the Health Centrum Hospital where they were all pronounced “dead on arrival.”
The bolo that Beldia used was recovered.
According to the police, Beldia also attacked them using the weapon, prompting them to retaliate by firing at the suspect./PN
