Man charged for killing neighbor

Cebu - A 38-year-old man has been charged with murder before the Regional Trial Court yesterday for allegedly killing his neighbor in sitio Babao, Inayawan, Cebu City last July 22.

Glenn Ababon was charged by Rowena Fernandez with murder for the killing of her husband Anecito in the evening of July 22.

In a clarificatory investigation conducted by Assistant City Prosecutor Liceria Lofranco-Rabillas, witnesses said that the victim was watching a card game in their place when the suspect, armed with a knife, stabbed him to death. 

One of the witnesses, Lorna Samson, said that she had seen the suspect coming out of his house with a knife and attacked the victim who was then watching the card game.

Two barangay officials in Inayawan also said that when the suspect surrendered to them, he admitted committing the crime and said that “at last he was able to get back at the victim.”

But the suspect claimed that he was only defending himself from being stabbed by the victim as the victim allegedly punched him and stabbed him with a knife.

The suspect said that he was able to free himself from the attack of the victim and wrestled him with the knife and stabbed him.

The suspect is now detained at the Cebu City Police Office. — Jasmin R. Uy/LPM (THE FREEMAN)