Two persons hacked each other to death in Sitio Kuli-Kuli, Brgy. Mabunao, Bais City, Negros Oriental, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 21, a police report said.
The police identified the victim as Silvino Cabanag Romeo, 65, a farmer, and the suspect as Juan Ortega Cabanag, 47, of Brgy. Mabunao.
The police received a call from a concerned citizen about the hacking at about 2:20 p.m. Thursday.
Responding officers said Romeo was rushed to the Bais District Hospital but was later declared dead.
Cabanag, meanwhile, was found lifeless at the crime scene.
Investigators said the incident stemmed from a personal grudge, though the exact circumstances that triggered the clash was still being established.
The Bais City police are continuing to investigate the incident.*