Pa, daughter hacked dead, one injured

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

BACOLOD City – A man and his daughter died while another was wounded in a hacking incident at Sitio Mambalayong, Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental last Monday.

Police identified the fatalities as Carlos Era, 70, and his daughter Merly Lahay-Lahay, 48.

Carlos’s daughter Egie Era, 38, was wounded.

Police Lieutenant Arturo Margallo Jr., deputy police chief of Himamaylan City Police Station, said the suspect identified as Danny Lahay-Lahay, 50, of Kabankalan City, went to the house of Carlos early that day and allegedly suddenly attacked Merly with a bolo.

Margallo said that Egie helped her father Carlos and pacified Danny but the latter also allegedly hacked them.

Margallo said the suspect reportedly got irked upon learning that Merly allegedly accused him of having an affair.

“Ga palapta daw si Merly istorya na may kabit siya, amo to nangakig siya (Danny),” he added.

Margallo said that Merly and Danny are in-laws.

Merly died on the spot due to multiple hack wounds while Carlos expired at the hospital, Margallo said.

Egie is confined at a hospital, while Danny is still at large.