Computer shop technician fatally stabs client in QC

Acomputer shop technician is being pursued by the police after stabbing to death a client following an altercation over a missing job order form inside a mall in Quezon City Thursday afternoon.

Superintendent Carlito Mantala, chief of the Quezon City Police district - Masambong Police Station (PS-2), identified the suspect as Leo Laab, 43, head technician of PC Home Service Center, and a resident of Tondo, Manila.

Mantala said that the victim, Geraldo Querijero, 56, went to the shop at the fifth floor of the mall to claim his laptop which he brought for repairs last March 8.

Laab, however, refused to turn over the gadget to Querijero who failed to present the job order form, which led to an altercation.

At around 5:30 p.m., Lopez returned to the shop, and another altercation broke out.

Accoring to PO3 Elario Wanawan, investigator on case, two other employees of the shop said they were busy repairing laptops when they heard the two men arguing.

The two empllopyees also said that they saw Querijero hit Laab’s arm.

Laab retaliated and punched Querijero on the chest.

Querijero, in return, hurled bottled water at Laab, who drew a kitchen knife and stabbed the shop client several times before fleeing.

Mall security guards brought the victim to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival due to nine stab wounds.

Investigators were able to recover from the scene two 14-inch kitchen knives, one of which has blood stains.