Parricide: What it is and its consequences

Emmariel Ares 03/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Parricide is the charge filed against a person found responsible for killing a spouse or direct blood ascendant or descendant. Instead of murder, parricide is the most appropriate because of the factor of…

Man from Dalaguete, Cebu hacks own father after heated argument

Paul Lauro 07/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A family in Dalaguete town, southern Cebu had a bloody Sunday on July 9 after a heated altercation between the father and his son became violent. A 36-year-old man landed in jail after…

Parricide, VAWC raps to be filed against Naga City cop who killed his wife inside police station

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Policemen in Naga City are set to file complaints for parricide and the violation of the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act against a colleague, who allegedly killed his own wife inside their…

Deadly duel over land in Toledo: Son hacks, kills father, wounds younger brother

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 08/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An argument over land led to a deadly duel between a 39-year-old son, who was armed with a bolo, and his 64-year-old father, who had a sickle with him. The deadly duel, which…

Man in Minglanilla arrested for allegedly killing own brother

Paul Lauro 07/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police in Minglanilla town, south Cebu arrested a 47-year-old man tagged as the person responsible for the death of his older brother on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Police identified the suspect as Bobby Taburnal, who…

Wife accused of killing husband: I am innocent

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Geraldine Potot, who is among the seven accused in the killing of her husband, Romneck Potot, in July 2020 in Tabogon town, says all of them are innocent of the crime. “All I…

Wife, who is wanted for killing her hubby in Tabogon, nabbed in Cebu City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 11/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All the 7 suspects in the killing last year in Tabogon town in northern Cebu of a 30-year-old cook are finally in jail with the arrest today, November 7, of the wife of…

Husband, accused of ‘brutally’ killing wife, nabbed in Argao, denies allegations

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/02/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The husband of the woman, whose body was dismembered and dumped in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue cities in October last year, has been arrested and has denied the allegations against him.…

Mandaue prosecutor finds probable cause vs husband of Angelie Lopez Kintanar

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/09/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Prosecutor’s Office has found probable cause to charge Harold Carillo Kintanar for the death of his wife Angelie Lopez Kintanar, whose body was dismembered and dumped in the cities of…

Husband kills wife then self in Lapu-Lapu City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 02/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two lifeless bodies were retrieved by the police from inside a jewelry repair shop at around 12 noon today, February 20, in what authorities believed was another crime of passion. Mechelle Capangpangan, 38,…

Drunk father stabs own son to death

Alven Marie Timtim 05/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 51-year-old father is facing parricide charges after he stabbed dead his own son in Barangay Bitoon, Dumanjug, Cebu, at around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. The man was identified by…

Parricide raps readied against son for fatally stabbing pa, wounding ma

Alven Marie A. Timtim and Paul Lauro 02/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Parricide and frustrated parricide charges are being readied against a 26-year-old man, who stabbed dead his 57-year-old father and wounded his 49-year-old mother at dawn of February 23, 2020 in Talisay City. Patrolman…

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