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A 44-year-old policeman died allegedly at the hands of his own child. 

Staff Sergeant Lernie Alacha was shot dead reportedly by his 7-year-old child inside their residence in Sagay City, Province of Negros Occidental on April 27, 2024.

In an investigation of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), it was learned that the policeman and his live-in partner were having an argument in front of their two children.

As the couple went on with their squabble, the child went out of the room and took the service firearm of the policeman kept reportedly in a box, went back and shot the cop to death. 

The policeman sustained a fatal wound on his neck.

The child was referred to the Sagay City Social Welfare and Development Office for interview and assessment. As of posting time, the mother has taken custody of the child. 

Members of the family who were around during the incident went through a paraffin test.