Man accused of killing 7-year-old daughter to be charged with parricide

A man accused of beating his seven-year-old daughter to death and later nabbed for violating the gun ban will be charged with parricide on Monday, authorities said.

“Nakakuha na kami ng kopya ng official result ng autopsy noong ating biktima. By Monday ihahain na namin ‘yung kasong parricide laban doon sa suspect,” MPC Homicide chief Police Captain Dennis Turla said in Vonne Aquino's report on "24 Oras Weekend" on Sunday.

(We have already received a copy of the victim’s autopsy. By Monday we will file a parricide case against the suspect.)

Carlo Danni Lloren is accused of beating his seven-year-old daughter Catherine Joy to death after the child’s grandmother came forward saying Lloren got mad and beat her for allegedly not returning change from a transaction at a nearby store.

The child succumbed to acute respiratory failure and multiple physical injuries on August 26 in hospital.

Lloren has denied the accusation.

“Bagong gising po ako noon, kakagising ko lang po galing trabaho. Parang naalimpungatan lang po kasi naglalaro sila eh, naingayan lang po ako. Kasi puyat po ako noon… Wala po akong pinabili,” he said.

“Napalo ko lang talaga ‘yung anak ko po eh, pero hindi ko naman po sinakal… Pinagsisisihan ko kasi masakit bilang tatay para sa akin tsaka nawalan rin ako ng anak,” he added.

(I just woke up after work because they were playing and I found it noisy. I was low on sleep. I did not send her to buy anything. I just spanked my child, but I did not strangle her. I regret it because it hurts me as a father, and I also lost a child.)

Authorities arrested Lloren in Tondo, Manila for carrying a firearm despite the prevailing gun ban amid the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE).

“Suspicious ‘yung galawan niya. Verily, may sukbit siyang baril na ipinagbabawal ngayon dahil election gun ban,” Manila Police District (MPD) Station 1 chief of police Police Colonel Roberto Mupas said.

(He was acting suspicious. Verily, he was carrying a gun—currently prohibited due to the election gun ban.)

Lloren has also said the gun was for “self-defense.” Police are working to confirm if he has a license to possess the firearm.

Under a resolution promulgated by the Commission on Elections on May 17, 2023, the gun ban was ordered to start on August 28, 2023, until November 29, 2023. The campaign period runs from October 19 to 28, while the election day will be on October 30, 2023. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News