26 October 2005
Amok shot dead after killing 3, wounding 2 in Ilocos Sur
STA. LUCIA, Ilocos Sur – A farmer who ran amuck was shot dead in barangay Namatikan here Friday, shortly after hacking and stabbing three persons and seriously hurting two others, according to the police.
Senior Inspector Felimon Pacios, police chief of Sta. Lucia, identified the slain amok as Eduardo Habon, 51, of barangay Cabaritan, who was armed with a 14-inch sharp bolo.
The hacking and stabbing spree started at around 5 a.m. that day when Habon went to the house of Onofre Halaman, 44, another farmer, and without any provocation repeatedly stabbed him in different parts of body that caused his instant death.
After killing Halaman, Habon continued his rampage in adjacent barangay Namatikan. Habon crossed a river to go to his brother’s house where he chanced upon his sister-in-law, Olivia Habon, as she was washing clothes.
He stabbed the girl too without any provocation, also killing him instantly.
In his escape, the amok saw Olivia’s 12-year old daughter Mary Jane and stabbed her in the chest, piercing her heart.
When Joseph Habon, 16, tried to come to the rescue of his mother and sister, the amok stabbed him in the breast but not seriously.
Glem Mar Habon, 14, a cousin of Joseph and Mary Jane was also attacked by the suspect, inflicting wounds in Glen’s stomach.
Both the injured are recuperating at the Holy Family Clinic in Candon City. (PNA)
Senior Inspector Felimon Pacios, police chief of Sta. Lucia, identified the slain amok as Eduardo Habon, 51, of barangay Cabaritan, who was armed with a 14-inch sharp bolo.
The hacking and stabbing spree started at around 5 a.m. that day when Habon went to the house of Onofre Halaman, 44, another farmer, and without any provocation repeatedly stabbed him in different parts of body that caused his instant death.
After killing Halaman, Habon continued his rampage in adjacent barangay Namatikan. Habon crossed a river to go to his brother’s house where he chanced upon his sister-in-law, Olivia Habon, as she was washing clothes.
He stabbed the girl too without any provocation, also killing him instantly.
In his escape, the amok saw Olivia’s 12-year old daughter Mary Jane and stabbed her in the chest, piercing her heart.
When Joseph Habon, 16, tried to come to the rescue of his mother and sister, the amok stabbed him in the breast but not seriously.
Glem Mar Habon, 14, a cousin of Joseph and Mary Jane was also attacked by the suspect, inflicting wounds in Glen’s stomach.
Both the injured are recuperating at the Holy Family Clinic in Candon City. (PNA)
