CONNER, Apayao – A 19-year old Grade VII student died after he was struck on the head with a piece of wood by his own father inside their residence at Masiko, barangay Caglayan, here, Monday night.
Police authorities identified the fatality as John Paul Lucon Molina, 19, Grade VII student while the suspect was named as his father, Roberto Follo Molina Sr., 41, married, jobless and both residents of Sitio Masiko, barangay Caglayan, Conner, Apayao.
Initial police investigation showed that the suspect and a friend were having a drinking session inside their residence when the suspect got mad after the victim allegedly consumed their food for dinner.
When he called his son to get calamansi outside their residence, he allegedly hit his head with a piece of wood that resulted to the latter suffering from headache and vomiting.
The victim was immediately rushed by his family members to the Conner District Hospital for medical treatment but he was declared dead on arrival by attending physicians due to severe head injuries while the suspect was arrested by responding police operatives for him to answer the case that will be filed against him.
By Dexter A. See