Village head, 2 daughters massacred

October 25, 2008 | 12:00am

BATAC CITY – A barangay chairman here and his two young daughters were stabbed and hacked to death by their houseboy Wednesday night.

Police identified the victims as Rene Ballesteros, barangay head of Baoa, West Batac, and his daughters Maureen, 5, and Eloisa, 4.

Police said the suspect, Rey Dilawan, attacked the Ballesteroses with a bolo and knife while they were having supper.

Police have launched a manhunt for Dilawan. – Teddy Molina

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Village head, 2 daughters massacred

BALLESTEROSES

BAOA

BARANGAY

DILAWAN

ELOISA

MAUREEN

POLICE

RENE BALLESTEROS

REY DILAWAN

TEDDY MOLINA

WEST BATAC

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