Mindanaotoday.com | Son beats own mother to death in MisOr town
By: Franck Dick Rosete
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – For beating to death his own mother, a 35-year-old man was arrested by authorities in Barangay Camuayan, Balingasag town, Misamis Oriental, on Friday, June 10.
The Balingasag police identified the suspect as Danilito Gonzales, who admitted the killing of his own mother Geogita inside their residence.
Maj. Teodoro de Oro, Balingasag police chief, in a phone interview on Saturday, June 11, disclosed that the suspect struck his mother’s face with a stone several times.
Barangay personnel, de Oro said, immediately brought the victim to the nearest hospital, but she was declared dead on arrival.
“She [the victim] had been brought to the hospital by the barangay official. But it’s too late. Sjhe was declared dead on arrival by the hospital,” de Oro said in vernacular.
The police chief said that, according to their initial investigation, Geogita locked every door, including the windows of their house after she noticed something unusual in her son.
Danilito, de Oro said, became aggressive as he wanted to leave their house. However, his mother prevented his son, which resulted in the suspect beating the victim.
De Oro said the suspect has no record involving illegal drugs and they still have not received any information if the suspect has a medical condition.
“As we observed, it seems that there is something unusual to the suspect as he is very quite and always hiding in the comfort room. We always check on him to make sure nothing will happen,” de Oro said.
The victim’s body was brought to a mortuary in Barangay Linggangao, Balingasag, while the suspect is temporarily detained at the custodial facility of Balingasag police station awaiting the filing of charges.
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