Former mental patient hacks parents to death

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna — "Brod, may pinatay akong aso (Brod, I killed a dog)."

These were the words of 27-year-old Isagani Crispin to his brother when he arrived home, carrying a blood-stained bolo, Monday afternoon.

Doubting Isagani’s claim, his brother rushed to their farm in Liliw, Laguna and there, found their father Teodolo, 62, and mother, Petra, 65, dead.

Teodolo’s body, which bore eight hack wounds, was covered with banana leaves, while that of Petra, who was nearly decapitated, was placed in a sack.

Isagani, authorities said, was a former mental patient and in fact, was released from the hospital only recently.

Police said the two elder Crispins were harvesting fruits from their farm in Barangay Tuy in Liliw when Isagani killed them.

Police are now hunting down Isagani who fled after the incident with the murder weapon. — Arnell Ozaeta