A man was arrested three days after he stabbed his wife to death in an alleged fit of jealousy in Brgy. Inapoy Lumbia, Mabinay, Negros Oriental, on Friday, May 2.
Eduardo Maguad Jr., 30, was arrested Monday, May 5, after he stabbed his wife, Alice Balauro Maguad, 32.
Investigation revealed that the victim was watching television in her mother’s house when she was picked up by her husband to go home.
Minutes after, their neighbors shouted for help after the suspect stabbed Alice.
The victim was brought to a hospital in Dumaguete while the suspect fled but was later arrested by the police.
Jealousy allegedly triggered the heated argument, the police said.*