MANILA, Philippines—Tragedy befell one family in Taguig on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) after a man killed his two children.
The suspect, identified as Aiko Siancunco, turned over himself to authorities after taking the lives of his children aged 1 and 3 years old, a police report from Southern Police District said on Friday.
The suspect said he also tried to kill himself by drinking detergent bleach but failed.
A report from radio station dzRH said that Siancunco hanged his children after his wife allegedly committed suicide.
But the sister of the suspect interviewed by dzRH, who refused to be named, said she does not believe that Siancuco’s wife took her own life.
“He sent me a tex…
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