A woman was stabbed and beheaded by her live-in partner allegedly out of jealousy inside their rented house in Quezon City on Thursday.
Investigators of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) and Batasan Police Station (PS-6) said victim Maricel Alejo, 38, was killed by her partner Alejandro Llena, 34, who was “high on illegal drugs” when he committed the crime.
Prior to the discovery of Alejo’s body, PS-6 chief Lt. Col. Joel Villanueva said they received a phone call from Barangay Batasan Hills officers around 2 p.m. about a man armed with handgun seen roaming along Arba Street.
Responding officers immediately went to the area where they noticed a commotion which turned out to be a hostage-taking.
According to police, the man, later identified as Llena, took hostage his three-year-old daughter while armed with a pistol.
Policemen were able to negotiate with the suspect who eventually surrendered. He was arrested and his daughter was rescued.
During interview with the child, she revealed that her mother was already dead inside their house.
The cops, upon entering the victim’s house, found the headless body of Alejo inside their bathroom while the severed head was found on the floor of the dining area.
Probers have yet to determine if the victim was shot or stabbed first before she was beheaded as two gunshots were heard. Authorities also noticed stab wounds in the victim’s body.
Recovered from the crime scene were a .45-caliber pistol, a kitchen knife and a butcher knife.
“Tinitingnan namin ay selos. Parang praning kasi ‘yung lalaki dahil laging lumalabas ‘yung babae, pinaghihinalaan niyang may iba,” Villanueva explained.
When asked why he killed his wife, Llena told the police that someone whispered to him that he should do it.
According to Villanueva, the couple, both jobless, was living together for years now.
Further investigation also showed that the suspect was involved in illegal drugs. He surrendered in 2016.
He was also included in the drug watchlist of PS-6.
Llena is now under the custody of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) and will be charged with murder before the Quezon City Prosecutors Office. (Alexandria San Juan)
