Jealousy drives man to poison son, kill self

MANILA, Philippines — A man allegedly poisoned his four-year-old son inside their house in Tondo, Manila on Monday triggered by a jealous rage as he believes his wife was having an affair with another man.

Police identified the boy’s father as Rhandyl Cruz, 43, who later stabbed himself several times in the stomach causing his death.

Police said Cruz threatened his wife Pauline, an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) that he will kill their son because she was cheating on him.

Cruz carried out his plan at around 11:30 a.m. by poisoning his son, Zian Paolo, with a yet unknown chemical, before killing himself by stabbing his stomach several times using a kitchen knife.

The 17-year-old son of Cruz and the former’s 16-year-old live-in partner and aunt discovered the incident and reported it to authorities, according to the police.

Recovered from the crime scene were a kitchen knife around 12 inches long, a suicide note from Cruz, and a bottle of muriatic acid.

Police said the bodies will be autopsied. /ee