CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines — A 12-year-old boy admitted stabbing to death a pregnant woman and her daughter supposedly over P100 in Lubao town, Pampanga province, on Sunday.
Police were waiting for a prosecutor to issue a resolution whether or not to commit the boy to a home for young offenders in Magalang town.
The woman, 25, who was three months pregnant, and her child, 4, died instantly.
The boy was a neighbor who was reportedly found stealing money from the woman.
Police said the woman reportedly cursed, which angered the boy.
In the presence of his parents, the boy admitted the killing, police said. —Tonette Orejas
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