Man stabs estranged wife

CEBU, Philippines - A man stabbed his wife last Monday evening after she refused to save their relationship.

Police said Rodolfo Zafra, 40, of Sitio Cabreros, Barangay Basak-San Nicolas, Cebu City, and his wife, Anarien, agreed to meet at the Hidden Lodge, Cebu City, around 6 p.m. to talk about their relationship.

When Anarien refused to give their marriage another chance the suspect allegedly started banging his head against the wall. 

Anarien tried to leave but the suspect grabbed her by the neck and stabbed her in the chest several times using a screwdriver.

She eventually escaped from him and sought help from a lodge room boy. The room boy brought her first to the Pari-an Police Station still bloody and later to the barangay hall.

Barangay tanods later went to the suspect's room in the lodging house where he was found still conscious and lying in his own blood after stabbing himself.        

He was rushed to the Cebu City Medical Center and was said to be in critical condition as of last night.

The police are preparing charges against Rodolfo for frustrated murder.

Meanwhile, two men were wounded in different stabbing incidents in Asturias town and Toledo City.

In Asturias, Randall Nardo, 25, was stabbed in the right side of his back by Harold Demotor, 19, using a broken bottle during a disco early Sunday morning in Sitio Tubigagmanok, Barangay Poblacion.

Demotor, who later surrendered to the police, said he smashed a bottle then stabbed Nardo with it while Nardo was fighting with one of his friends outside a disco.

Demotor is now detained in the Asturias Police Station and will be facing charges for frustrated homicide.

In Toledo City, Ernie Obenza was arrested by his neighbor, PO2 Lecides Leduna, after stabbing Paquito Lawog-Lawog, 61, with a bolo last Monday morning in Sitio Drilling, Barangay Poblacion, Toledo City.

Obenza hacked Lawog-Lawog in his left forearm and stabbed him in his chest.

Prior to the incident, Obenza was also hacked by another neighbor for reasons yet unknown.

According to SPO4 Carmelito Hornales of the Toledo Police station, Obenza was drinking to cool his anger when he suddenly hacked Lawog-Lawog. Hornales added Obenza may have just directed his anger at his attacker toward Lawog-Lawog.

The victim was brought to the Toledo City Hospital and later transferred to a hospital in Cebu City.

Obenza is now detained in the Toledo City Police Station and will be facing charges filed by Lawog-Lawog. – (FREEMAN)