Mother and son stabbed dead by tricycle driver in Pangasinan

DAGUPAN CITY — A widow and her son were stabbed and killed by a tricycle driver on Saturday in Infanta town in Pangasinan province, police said on Sunday.

Aida Oiguan, 60, a health worker in Nangalisan village, and her son, Rizaldo Oiguan, 23, died on the way to a rural health unit. Their alleged killer, Joselito Lumapas, 43, fled after the incident.

Oiguan was reportedly paying off a debt in a village store at 4:30 p.m. when Lumapas approached her son, who was in a parked tricycle.

When Rizaldo ignored him, Lumapas drew a dagger from his waist and stabbed the victim in the chest. Rizaldo managed to run a few meters away, but Lumapas chased him and stabbed him below the armpit.

Rizaldo then turned to his mother and stabbed her in the chest.

Police said the incident may have been triggered by a land dispute between the Oiguan and Lumapas families. /ee