A 30-year-old farmer in Malitbog, Bukidnon died after a fellow farmer slit his neck allegedly because the victim knocked on the suspect’s door persistently.

The victim did not reach the hospital alive because of the severe wounds he sustained.

Police said the suspect got mad when the victim knocked on the door during the wee hours on Sunday, October 13, 2024. The suspect got his sickle and allegedly slit the victim’s neck.

“Tungod sa daghang higayon niya nga pagpanuktok… both ang biktikma ug suspetsado naka-inom… ang suspetsado… tungod sa iyang… nairita siya sa maong sige’g panuktok sa biktima… didto, napuno kini siya,” Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) Spokesperson, Major Joann Navarro, said.

Police found that both the victim and the suspect were under the influence of alcohol at that time.

Navarro said initial investigation showed that the victim and suspect did not have any conflict in the past.

“Sa background investigation gihimo sa kapulisan wala gyud ni silay away, wala sab ni silay mga kasuko sa usa’g usa wala’y mga insidente nga makaingon kita nga aduna na sila’y mga previous grudges,” Navarro added.

The suspect is now under police custody and is facing murder charges.