MANILA, Philippines -- A 58-year-old woman was killed by a stray bullet while working in the kitchen of her house in Quezon City.

Haydie Padilla of Evangelista Street, Barangay (village) Payatas A, succumbed to a bullet wound in the back while undergoing treatment at East Avenue Medical Center.

Police Officer 3 Randy Bantillo of the Quezon City Police District Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (QCPD-CIDU) said Padilla was hit at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Bantillo said that based on the statement of Padilla’s house mate, Gilbert Barber, he and other members of the household were in the living room when they heard a gunshot outside the home and then a loud thud against the kitchen roof.

When Barber went to investigate, he saw Padilla on the floor with blood oozing from her back. He and the other house mates rushed her to the nearest hospital before transferring her to the EAMC where she was pronounced dead at 7 p.m. by attending doctors.