A chilling tragedy unfolded in Barangay Talogoy, Malita, Davao Occidental. A 17-year-old woman and her six-month-old baby were found brutally hacked to death.
The prime suspect? The woman’s own live-in partner.
Investigators discovered the victims’ bodies in an advanced state of decomposition, suggesting they had been dead for at least three days before being found. Both bore gruesome hack wounds on their heads and necks.
Authorities recovered a bolo at the scene, believed to be the weapon used in the attack.
Adding a dark twist, records show that just days earlier, on April 15, 2025, the couple had appeared before the barangay officials due to a reported family conflict.
Police now suspect jealousy as the driving force behind this horrendous crime.
The suspect remains at large, and law enforcement is relentlessly pursuing him as the community reels from this heart-wrenching loss.
