Jealous man kills himself in front of wife

CEBU, Philippines - Due allegedly to jealousy, a man shot himself to death in front of his wife on All Saints' Day.

The man, identified as Noel Ugbinada, 33, a resident of Sitio Sinsin, Barangay Bato, Toledo City, had been married to wife, Desiery, for 12 years and the two have three children.

Police Officer 2 Joselito Genon, Desk Officer of Toledo City Police Station, said the incident happened past 12 p.m. when Ugbinada shot himself in the head in front of his wife, Desiery, 35, using a .38 caliber revolver.

Police Officer 2 Joselito Genon, desk officer of Toledo City Police Station, said Desiery recently noticed that her husband was always drunk.

She said that when she admonished him about his drinking a few days previously, he got angry and threatened her with a gun.

Days after this argument, the victim left their home and went to stay at his parents' house.

Noel returned to their house on November 1 and got into another fight with his wife, accusing her of having an illicit affair.

Noel, believed to be under the influence of liquor, wrestled Desiery's cellphone away from her.

Thereafter, Noel got his firearm, hugged Desiery tightly and shot himself in the head.

The responding police were able to recover the.38 caliber revolver used by Noel.

Genon said investigation shows there was no foul play in the incident. (FREEMAN)