New Year’s Day tragedy in Naga City, Luzon: Guard stabs wife, shoots self
[Trigger Warning: Mentions of self-harm]
LEGAZPI CITY — A security guard reportedly took his own life after stabbing his wife on New Year’s Day.
According to a report on Wednesday, January 1, Naga City police stated that Erick Candare shot himself in the head with a 9 mm firearm in Barangay Tinago around 8 a.m.
Initial investigation shows that before he killed himself, Candare stabbed his wife, Editha, 42, due to a misunderstanding in their house in Barangay Balatas around 6 a.m.
He went back to his workstation and told the on-duty security guard that he would kill himself, knowing he would be jailed for stabbing his wife.
The investigation is ongoing.
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