Man dies in Mother's Day party altercation

A 44-year-old victim was killed during a Mother's Day party in Manila when he tried to intervene in a fistfight between his nephew and brother-in-law.

According to Mariz Umali's Monday 24 Oras report, victim Ronaldo Bugayong was celebrating Mother's Day with his mom and their family when his allegedly drunk brother-in-law Eduardo Villanueva challenged Bugayong's nephew to a fight.

When Bugayong attempted to intervene and break up the fight, Villanueva allegedly hit Bugayong, who fell, hit his head on a motorcycle, and lost consciousness.

"Bigla na lang niya sinapak si Ronaldo," recounted the victim's mother Nina Bugayong. "Bagsak kaming dalawa dito.

"Akala ko itatayo niya ako dahil natumba ako. Nakadilat yung mata niya, naka ganun siya sa akin. Sabi ko, Nald gusto ko itayo niya ako. Yun na yung huling huling... nakatingin siya sa akin. Napakasakit!"

"Noong pagkasuntok sa kanya, tumama yung kanyang ulo sa isang nakaparadang motorsiklo hanggang sa bumagsak nga po doon sa lapag, sa pavement. Na doon na siya nawalan ng malay," added Manila Police District Homicide Division chief Police Captain Dennis Turla.

Meanwhile, suspect Villanueva said he did not mean to kill Bugayong.

"Nakapikon po ako sa pamangkin niya dahil sa mga pananalita ng pamangkin niya sa tiyuhin niya," explained Villanueva. "Nagsisisi rin ako ma'am kung bakit lumabas pa ako. Patulog na sana talaga ako eh."

"Sana mapatawad pa rin... Mapatawad nila ako. Eh hindi ko naman gusto yung nangyari."

However, Bugayong's mother was having none of it.

"Hindi ko siya mapapatawad. Walang kasalanan ang anak ko sa kanya. Walang kasalanan ang anak ko," said Nina Bugayong.

"Hindi napo kasi Grabe na siya... nakapatay na siya," chimed the victim's father Arnel Bugayong.

The victim's body would be autopsied while the suspect would undergo inquest proceedings on Tuesday and would be charged with homicide. — DVM, GMA Integrated News