Buko vendor stabs dead pal who teased him

A man died in Tondo, Manila after he was repeatedly stabbed by his friend, a  buko vendor who got annoyed after he teased him for getting injured while cracking the buko shell.

“Nagbibiyak siya ng buko nang aksidente niyang masugatan ang sarili niya. Kaya itong ating biktima biniro siya, kung saan ikinagalit nitong suspek natin at dun na sila di nagkaron ng di pagkakaunawaan,” said Manila Police District chief Police Captain Dennis Turla on John Consulta's report on "24 Oras."

(He was breaking a coconut shell when he hurt himself. The victim teased him but he got angry. That is when their misunderstanding started.)

“Marami pong tama itong biktima pero isa lang ‘yung tingin namin na fatal. Itong nasa likuran, sa may bandang baga,” Turla added. 

(The victim has a lot of knife wounds but we suspect that the one on his back was fatal.)

The victim, Elorde Alcazaren, attempted to escape during their altercation, but the suspect, Jayson Macahilig, pulled a knife and stabbed him repeatedly. The victim was rushed to the hospital but he died.

Authorities arrested Macahilig and recovered from his possession the weapon he used in the incident. He was detained in the Manila Police Station and will undergo inquest proceedings for murder complaint. 

“Magkaaway po kami sa trabaho...sa pagsasagutan. Nananawagan po ko sa pamilya ng napatay ko, pagsisihan ko na lang po,” Macahilig said.

(We had a fight. I apologize to his family. I regret what happened.) — Sundy Locus/LDF, GMA Integrated News