Three teenage boys were surrendered to the police by their respective families after they allegedly stabbed and killed their two schoolmates, both Grade 8 students, following an altercation in a school comfort room in Las Piñas City on Friday, April 11.
Col. Sandro Tafalla, Las Piñas City Police chief, identified the victims as alias “Rye Enzo,” 15, and alias “Joshua,” 15, students of Aguilar High School.
The suspects – a Grade 9 student, a Grade 7 student, and a Grade 10 student – will be turned over to Bahay Pag-asa in Las Piñas City, according to the police official.
Tafalla said the victims were walking outside the school when they were attacked at 7:00 p.m. on Balikatan St. in Barangay CAA, Las Piñas City.
He said Enzo suffered a lone stab wound in the left side of the neck and died while undergoing treatment at the Las Piñas Doctors Hospital, while Joshua was pronounced dead on arrival at the Las Piñas General Hospital.
Police said that prior to the incident, one of the victims and the 15-year-old Grade 9 student engaged in an argument inside the school comfort room.
A witness told police that one of the victims reportedly played with the lights in the comfort room by turning them off and on, which offended the Grade 9 student. A heated argument ensued.
The police said the victims were on their way home when attacked by the three suspects.
Tafalla said the suspects will be charged with homicide or murder depending on the outcome of the investigation. (Jean Fernando)
