MAYOYAO, Ifugao September 25 – A 48-year old man was injured after he was allegedly hacked on the back of his neck by his own wife during a heated altercation inside their residence at Balangbang, here, Sunday.
Police authorities identified the victim as Salvador Pinnitan Iguan Jr., 48, male, married while the suspect was named as his own wife Norma Naupo Iguan, 42, female, married, both residents at Sitio Tawang, Balangbang, Mayoyao, Ifugao.
Initial police investigation showed that the suspect was cooking their food for dinner when the spouses had a heated altercation after her husband accused her of having a primer.
Her husband allegedly gripped her on her neck and pushed towards the kitchen that caused her to allegedly lost her sanity
The suspect was able to get a bolo and hit her husband on the back of his neck and then called for help and rushed him to the local hospital for being transferred to the Veterans Memorial Hospital in nearby Bayombong for further medical treatment.
The case is still subject to further investigation by the responding police operatives.
By Dexter A. See