A senior citizen was hacked to death in Purok Malubgas, Barangay Basdiot, Moalboal town in southern Cebu Province on March 4, 2024. 

According to a report by Moalboal Police Station, the hacking occurred at around 1 p.m.

The victim was identified as Gomersinda Deniega Avenido, a 75-year-old widow, a resident of Purok Malubgas.

Avenido’s body was found in a grassy area reportedly with her head and hands severed, and that she sustained hack wounds on her right thigh. 

The body was covered reportedly with a tarpaulin.

A hot-pursuit operation led to the arrest of the alleged suspect identified as Reno Arcelo Tereso, 36 years old, single, also a resident of Purok Malubgas.

The suspect was arrested in front of a mall along the national highway in Barangay Poblacion East, Moalboal.

Further investigation revealed that the suspect used a bolo in the attack. Personal grudge is being looked into as a motive in the hacking incident.

Police disclosed that the suspect was allowed to dwell temporarily on a piece of land owned reportedly by the victim while it was not yet in full use. The suspect allegedly went berserk when he was asked by the victim to leave the area.

The suspect will face murder charges.