Farmer, 68, hacked to death in Quezon
INQUIRER FILES
LUCENA CITY — A 68-year-old farmer was killed on Friday, May 30, in Pagbilao town, Quezon province, because of an old grudge, the police said.
In a report on Saturday, May 31, Quezon police said that the victim, identified as “Rogel,” was walking alone in a remote area in Barangay Ibabang Polo at around 11:30 a.m. when he was repeatedly hacked with a bolo by an alias “Nemisio,” a 72-year-old farmer, without provocation.
The suspect escaped after the incident.
The victim died while being taken to a government hospital in this city.
The police said the incident was motivated by an “old grudge” between the suspect and the victim, which was being mediated at the barangay office.
The police launched a manhunt operation to arrest the suspect. /das
