Drunk neighbor hits child who hurt his grandson

A drunk grandfather hit a minor who hurt his grandson in a barangay in Taguig City.

According to a report on “24 Oras” on Tuesday, the suspect can be seen in CCTV footage hitting and threatening the minor.

The suspect only stopped hitting the victim after neighbors approached them.

The victim’s aunt said the suspect purposely hit her nephew after the latter hurt his grandson.

“Nasaktan ng pamangkin ko ‘yong apo niya tapos kinabukasan, nakainom siguro si tatay, nag-init ulo kasi nakita pamangkin ko kaya ginawa niya po ‘yon,” the aunt said.

(My nephew hurt his grandson so the next day when he was drunk and saw my nephew, he hurt him too.)

The boy’s family went to the barangay to file a complaint against the suspect but was told not to pursue it.

“Ang gusto lang po mangyari eh ‘wag na ulitin ng matanda ‘yong ginawa sa pamangkin ko,” the victim’s aunt said.

(They want us to dismiss the complaint and just talk to him and fix the situation.)

Meanwhile, barangay captain Edgar Baptista denied the allegation.

“Sa akin naman, ayusin po ‘yong problema pero hindi ko po sinabi na kalimutan na lang at ‘di bigyan ng aksyon,” Baptista said.

(I told them to fix the problem but not dismiss the complaint.)

He added that they already invited the suspect to the barangay.

Meanwhile, the suspect apologized, saying he was drunk and wasn’t able to control his anger.

The victim’s family accepted the apology and told the suspect to not repeat what he did.

Further, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said it will conduct counselling among those involved.—Ma. Angelica Garcia/LDF, GMA News