A 24-year-old man was arrested by police after he accidentally killed his father with a wooden paddle when he interfered with the altercation of his parents inside their house in Quezon City on Monday night.
Investigators of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said suspect Dominic Pines is now under the custody of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU).
Initial report showed that Dominic’s parents, Diomedes and Mona Pines, were arguing about their son’s cock fighting activities inside their house in Barangay Old Balara around 6 p.m. when the suspect suddenly interfered with the couple.
Irked, Diomedes hit his son’s body with an umbrella.
However, the younger Pines retaliated and hit his father’s head with a wooden paddle, causing the latter to fall on the ground bloodied.
The victim was rushed by his wife and his daughter to East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) where he died due to a laceration on his head.
Meanwhile, officers of QCPD’s Batasan Police Station (PS-6) immediately arrested Dominic who stayed inside their house.
The suspect admitted the crime but explained that he did not mean to kill his father. (Alexandria San Juan)
