BY MA. THERESA LADIAO
ILOILO – A drinking session turned deadly in Barangay Tabucan, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo after a 30-year-old man fatally stabbed his own relative following a misunderstanding.
Police identified the victim as alias “Jojo”, 25, a hollow block maker from Barangay Ivisan, Capiz, while the suspect, alias “Roland”, is a resident of Barangay Tabucan.
According to Lieutenant John Bundac, deputy chief of the Barotac Nuevo Municipal Police Station (MPS), a barangay tanod reported finding Jojo’s body at around 5 a.m. on Sunday, March 30.
The victim sustained stab wounds to his torso and hands, police said.
A witness, meanwhile, told police that Jojo and Roland had been drinking together before the incident. Authorities believed a misunderstanding escalated, prompting Roland to stab the victim.
When questioned by police, Roland immediately confessed to the crime but claimed he did not intend to harm Jojo, saying they had no prior conflicts.
As of this writing, Barotac Nuevo MPS was still awaiting the arrival of the victim’s family as they continued their investigation./PN
