Laborer kills son, then self in Manila
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:00:09 +0000
A 43-year-old laborer allegedly killed his four-year-old son before taking his own life inside their house in Tondo, Manila yesterday.
The suspect was identified as Rhandyl Cruz.
Cruz was sprawled dead on the floor with three stab wounds in the stomach while the body of his son was on top of a bed when Judy Paulino, his sister-in-law, together with his two other children, came up to check on him at around 11:30 a.m.
Witnesses found a suicide note in the crime scene.
The Manila Police District Homicide Section said they saw no suspicious person entering Cruz’s place when they reviewed the closed-circuit television recordings of the barangay.
Based on their initial investigation, Cruz first poisoned his son as a bottle of muriatic acid was left on the table before he committed suicide.
Prior to the incident, Pauline, Cruz’s wife, said her husband has been threatening to kill himself and their son.
She said that he was jealous with her colleagues in Qatar commenting on her Facebook account, thinking that she is having an affair while away from them.
This is the reason why she moved out of their home as he becomes violent when he gets drunk,
The cadavers were brought to Archangel Funeral Homes in Manila for autopsy. (Ria Fernandez)