QC man faces parricide charges for choking wife to death

A man in Quezon City is facing parricide charges after he admitted to choking his wife to death during an argument, according to James Agustin's report on Unang Balita on Friday.

The victim, May Encinares, was found dead inside their home on Tuesday morning by her parents.

"Nakita nila na nakahandusay na sa sahig 'yung anak nila na wala nang buhay. Patay na [They saw her lying on the floor lifeless]," Police Corporal Rasul Monib, case investigator, said.

The victim's husband, Ralph Miguel Encinares, turned himself in to the police and admitted to his crime.

According to him, he awoke early Tuesday morning to find his wife's hands around his neck.

"Sinubukan ko pong makiusap sa kaniya na tumigil na, tama na. Kaso hindi, nakita ko sa kaniya na talagang galit siya. Hindi raw siya titigil," Encinares said.

(I tried to get her to stop, but she would not listen. I could see her rage, and she said she would not stop.)

He said he fought back and choked his wife, stopping only when she passed out. It was later on that he realized that she was dead.

Before surrendering to the police, Encinares brought their two children to their grandparents.

Encinares said it was not the first time his wife had become angry at him.

"Mga naipon po na sama ng loob hanggang sa naging galit na. Mga past na problema, na kapag naaalala niya or naiisip niya, hanggang sa nagsasama na lahat ng sama ng loob niya, ‘yun ‘yung nagiging trigger para magalit siya sa akin," he said.

(Her pent-up emotions and our past problems, when she remembers them, those trigger her.)

Encinares, meanwhile, expressed concern over their two children, who are now left without a parent. —Alzel Laguardia/KBK, GMA News