Father stabs son to death

Following hours of drinking, a man who was celebrating his birthday stabbed his son to death in Barangay Cadulawan, Minglanilla town Sunday night.

The suspect was identified as Winefredo Rosal But-oy, 62, while his son was identified as Clemencio, 34.

Winefredo surrendered to authorities that same night.

Minglanilla Police chief Verniño Noserale told The FREEMAN that the father and son had been drinking since morning. It was also the birthday of Winefredo’s wife.

The two eventually figured in a heated argument that ended with Winefredo stabbing Clemencio multiple times using a kitchen knife right in their house.

Winefredo sobered up later and turned himself over to authorities.

“Sa guilt sad niya, pagkahibaw niya nga anak to niya, ni-voluntary surrender na lang pud siya,” Noserale said.

He is facing parricide charges.

Noserales said Winefredo does not have any derogatory record with the police in Minglanilla.

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In a separate case, police are now hunting the suspect behind the murder of Charie Mae Mancia, 23, who was discovered by housemates dead with multiple stab wounds at her rented room in Barangay Tinago over the weekend.

An accountancy graduate, Mancia worked as a member of a fast food crew.

She was found lying in bed without a top on but Senior Insp. Joemar Pomarejos, chief of Waterfront police station, said there were no signs of rape.

The suspect, Mancia’s lover, Emilio Pamiliar, was spotted by a witness throwing a knife away and washing his hands of bloodstains.

Pomarejos said Mancia’s roommates heard the victim scream, but they did not mind it at first because they thought she and Pamiliar were just fighting.

It was only after 30 minutes when they checked on Mancia that they found her dead in her room.

Pomarejos said robbery is being eyed as motive, considering that Mancia’s mobile phone, a Samsung J1, was missing.

But Cebu City Police Director Royina Garma said there could be a much deeper reason for the crime because the suspect would not have killed a person only for a mobile phone.

“They should be investigating further. Mahal ba ang cellphone? There is a deeper reason to that… baka may loob ang selpon na gusto makita,” Garma said.

A Samsumg J1 costs about P13,000.

Pamiliar has just been released from jail last August for robbery.

Meanwhile, another suspect in the killing of a 62-year-old businesswoman in Talisay City surrendered to authorities but denied the crime.

The suspect, Jeffrey Banilad, surrendered to the Talisay Police to clear his name, saying it was his brother, Johny, that masterminded the killing of Victoria Po Loa. His brother has also stolen from the old woman several times in the past.

His other brother, Jay-r, was arrested first and confessed to having committed the crime.

Loa was found dead inside a refrigerator at an abandoned warehouse at her family’s compound last Saturday.

A medico-legal examination revealed she died of multiple hematoma in the abdomen area and a blow to the head.

Conag said Jeffrey will be questioned further and will be detained temporarily at the Talisay City Police.