Elderly couple shot dead

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya ,Philippines  – An elderly couple was shot dead allegedly by their former house boy while having their siesta in front of their house in Solsona town, Ilocos Norte Friday night, police said.

Senior Superintendent Marlou Chan, Ilocos Norte police director, identified the victims as Patricio Esteban, 78, and his wife, Leonila, 79, both reportedly pensioners, of Barangay Manalpac, Solsona town. 

“They were sitting in their yard just after taking their dinner when the gunman fired at them five times,” he said.

Reports said both sustained gunshot wounds in the head, causing their instant death.

Chan said a suspect, identified as Cristobal Pablo, 36, is now under their custody while double murder charges are now being readied against him. 

The suspect, the couple’s former household help, was arrested in a videoke bar hours after the killing, reports said.